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Mr Toby Perkins vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Mr Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

369 same votes 1 different votes 370 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
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 649
1,727
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
956
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.7 % of votes cast
771
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
133
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Contributions
69
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % 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
65 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
141 of 169 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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