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Paul Davies vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

485 same votes 0 different votes 485 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 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 103 shared votes
59 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
24 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

94.2%
22% above average
Rank 2 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 650
584
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
620 eligible divisions
296
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.6% of votes cast
288
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
257
51.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Appearances
72
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
62
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Contributions
93
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
42 of 42 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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