Ayes & Noes

Compare

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 251 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 0 different votes 251 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 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 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 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 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 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 648
Participation
83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 648
1,544
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
526 eligible divisions
886
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.0 % of votes cast
658
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Appearances
32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 648
233
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 648
Contributions
44
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 648

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
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API