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Tom Rutland

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.

Message

Seat 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)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Tom fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Tom Rutland

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