Compare

Tom Rutland vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Tom Rutland and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 346 different votes 353 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 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
57 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
33 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
33 Aye 57 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
510
630 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,923
2,416 eligible divisions
250
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.4% of votes cast
260
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,011
52.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

72
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
130
+35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
93
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Contributions
228
+63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£224,741
1% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Transport
29 of 31 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API