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Tom Rutland vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 284 different votes 288 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 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
0 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
474
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
234
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
240
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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