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Tom Rutland vs Rebecca Paul

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
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Rebecca Paul
Con Reigate

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Rebecca Paul voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 319 different votes 325 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
Participation
78.8%
6% above average
Rank 226 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
590 eligible divisions
237
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
44.9% of votes cast
247
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
256
55.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Appearances
102
+19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
72
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
Contributions
148
+4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 203 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
£124,847
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£124,847
45% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Transport
27 of 29 votes
#5
Housing
28 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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