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Tom Rutland vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Helen Whately voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 335 different votes 340 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
33 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
33 Aye 55 No
22 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
237
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
247
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% 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
44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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