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Jack Abbott vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Jack Abbott and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 452 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 2 different votes 452 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
57 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
57 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
57 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
536
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
265
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
271
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
3
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£181,221
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£181,221
20% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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