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John Whitby vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

404 same votes 0 different votes 404 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
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
23 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 647
Participation
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 647
479
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
537 eligible divisions
251
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
225
50.1 % of votes cast
228
47.6 % of votes cast
No votes
224
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

44
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 647
Appearances
38
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 647
55
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 647
Contributions
52
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
22 of 22 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API