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Tom Rutland vs Dame Karen Bradley

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
vs
Photograph of Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 245 different votes 248 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
1 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 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
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
237
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
247
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 649
Appearances
72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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