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Tom Rutland vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 361 different votes 367 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 8 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 650
465
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,120
2,349 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.6 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
52.4 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 650
55
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Contributions
115
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£224,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
163 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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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