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Tom Rutland vs Linsey Farnsworth

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 Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

430 same votes 0 different votes 430 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
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
56 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 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
87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 56 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
575 eligible divisions
234
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
52.0 % of votes cast
240
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
241
48.0 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 273 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4 % below average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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