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David Baines vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

David Baines and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 1 different votes 334 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
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
191
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
202
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
15
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

27
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 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
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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