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Tom Rutland vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 139 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 84 different votes 139 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
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 76% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 75% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 16% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 11 No
Benefits 31% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 649
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
234
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
240
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
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 Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
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
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