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Priti Patel vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Tom Rutland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 284 different votes 288 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 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
6 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
19 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 165 of 649
1,462
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
582 eligible divisions
665
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
49.2% of votes cast
797
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.8% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 649
93
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
Contributions
69
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
51 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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