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Tom Rutland vs Carolyn Harris

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

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Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham
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Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 1 different votes 384 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
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
237
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
247
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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