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Dr Marie Tidball vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Marie Tidball
Lab Penistone and Stocksbridge
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Dr Marie Tidball and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 3 different votes 418 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 241 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
485
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
232
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
253
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% 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

50
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
59
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,186
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£221,186
2% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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