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Chris Elmore vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,803
2,303 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
992
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
811
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
10 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
226
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Contributions
69
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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