Compare

Alex Burghart vs Tom Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Tom Rutland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 324 different votes 326 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
45 Aye 34 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.2%
12% above average
Rank 90 of 649
Participation
81.7%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 649
1,798
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
580 eligible divisions
866
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.4% of votes cast
932
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
240
50.6% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Appearances
54
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
127
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 649
Contributions
68
-69.1 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API