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Tom Rutland
Labour MP for East Worthing and Shoreham
Tom Rutland is the Labour MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
9,519
Recent swing
+8.1% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Sonali Siriwardena (£2,500)
GMB Trade Union (£1,800)
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd (£1560)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Tom voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Tom voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Tom voted with the majority
Where Tom fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Tom Rutland
Member of Parliament
East Worthing and Shoreham
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art