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Jessica Morden vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 0 different votes 398 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
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 100 shared votes
59 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 650
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
1,838
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
563 eligible divisions
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
814
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
55
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
68 of 70 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API