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Fred Thomas vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Fred Thomas
Fred Thomas
Lab Plymouth Moor View
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
234
58.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
168
41.8% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
59
-86.7 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Contributions
75
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
90 of 112 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Defence
27 of 34 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
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
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