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Alistair Strathern vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

544 same votes 2 different votes 546 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
61 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
61 Aye 35 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
61 Aye 35 No
33 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
626
789 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
319
51.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
307
49.0% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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