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Tom Rutland vs Brendan O'Hara

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

Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham
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Photograph of Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 145 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 93 different votes 145 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
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Migration 67% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 38% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
32 Aye 23 No
Tax 13% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
237
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
247
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£224,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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