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Ed Miliband vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

154 same votes 0 different votes 154 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
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
84
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Energy
45 of 70 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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