Dr Sam Rushworth

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Sam Rushworth is the Labour MP for Bishop Auckland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

451

Votes Cast

£212,044

Expenses 2024-25

6,672

Majority

42.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£212,044

Staffing£149,077
Accommodation£28,061
Office£23,470
Travel£11,261
Other£175

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,427 voters

✓Labour
17,036 votes42.1%
Conservative
10,364 votes25.6%
Reform UK
9,466 votes23.4%
Green Party
1,857 votes4.6%
Liberal Democrat
1,373 votes3.4%
Transform Party
331 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

25

Written Questions

24

Oral Questions

122

Debates Spoken In⚑

269

Speeches⚑

451

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

5 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

5 votes · 19 Oct 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day motion

2 votes · 14 Oct 2026

3 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(3)

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

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Name of company or organisation
African Dreams Ltd

Registered 1 August 2024

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

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Name of company or organisation
Our World Research and Consultancy Ltd

Registered 1 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Trustee of Bishop Auckland Community Partnership (Four Clocks Centre). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 July 2024)

Registered 30 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Dr in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of the risk to the Pretoria Agreement from renewed hostilities in Tigray; and w

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Oct 2026

Food Supply

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help improve access to affordable food.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department will publish its response to the consultation on a new legal framework for law enforcement use of biometrics and facial recog

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support is available to farmers and other agricultural landowners for the clearance of waste deposited illegally on their la

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the implementation of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2003 on levels of theft of ag

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of fuel theft affecting rural and agricultural communities; and what steps she is

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in organised crime groups affecting rural communities since the introduction of the Equipment T

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of the use of off-road bikes in criminal activity in rural areas; and what steps s

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements have been accepted since September 2025; and how many farmers have been i

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average waiting time is for applicants between between being invited to apply online by the Rural Payments Agency to sec

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs18 May 2026
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