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Helen Whately vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Tom Rutland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 335 different votes 340 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 55 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
7 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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