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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 508 shared comparable votes.

506 same votes 2 different votes 508 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
61 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
61 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 650
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 650
568
720 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,306
1,673 eligible divisions
291
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.1 % of votes cast
277
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
625
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

59
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Appearances
39
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
68
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
51
-68.9 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
8 of 8 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Energy
21 of 22 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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