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Tony Vaughan vs Tom Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Tom Rutland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 0 different votes 400 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
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 650
Participation
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 650
457
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
563 eligible divisions
230
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2 % of votes cast
227
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
55
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1 % below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API