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Esther McVey vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Tom Rutland voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 213 different votes 218 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,360
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
622
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
738
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
54
4.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Appearances
54
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 649
124
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
68
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
66 of 85 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API