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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 1,138 shared comparable votes.

1,137 same votes 1 different votes 1,138 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
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 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 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
98 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
98 Aye 50 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 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 647
1,845
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,659 eligible divisions
1,023
55.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
679
52.6 % of votes cast
822
44.6 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.4 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

77
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 647
Appearances
33
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 647
103
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 647
Contributions
43
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 647

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
31 % 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
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Migration
149 of 169 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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