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Helen Hayes vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

1,168 same votes 2 different votes 1,170 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
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
31 Aye 99 No
50 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
50 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 54 No
Tax 99% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
31 Aye 99 No
50 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
50 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

94
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
122
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
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: 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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