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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Tom Rutland

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Tom Rutland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 198 different votes 200 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
9 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
37 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 647
Participation
83.5 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 647
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
439
526 eligible divisions
718
46.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
51.0 % of votes cast
824
53.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
49.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

4
-56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 647
Appearances
34
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 647
9
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 647
Contributions
47
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
71 of 88 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Migration
125 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
43 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API