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Jesse Norman vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Tom Rutland voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 299 different votes 305 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
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
563 eligible divisions
785
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
913
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
41
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
78
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
55
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41 % below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
8
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
85 of 89 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
58 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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