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Alex Mayer vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

493 same votes 2 different votes 495 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
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
51 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

95.3%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
562
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
281
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
281
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

70
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
78
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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