MP for Bishop Auckland
Sam Rushworth is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Bishop Auckland, elected in 2024. He serves on the International Development Committee, a role he has held since October 2024. He has previously taken part in a committee role linked to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and the International Committee of the Red Cross in November 2024.
Rushworth has very high party loyalty (98%) but notably low parliamentary attendance (12% against a party average of 33%), and has recorded six rebel votes. His voting pattern places him on the centre-left (43/100). He generally supports workers’ rights and trade unions and VAT changes, but has a mixed record on climate measures and prison sentencing; he has tended to vote against mental health funding, renter protections, transgender rights, and bus services regulation.
Declares four financial interests: two shareholdings, one miscellaneous entry, and one visit outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
2 positions
International Development Committee
Since Oct 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Nov 2024 - Nov 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has almost always voted against renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2
13 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106
17 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12
20 Jun 2025
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading