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Chris Bryant vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
7% below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,567
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
891
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
676
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
479
+333.1 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API