Compare

Ian Byrne vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Ruth Jones voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,095 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 23 different votes 1,095 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
95 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
95 Aye 45 No
37 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 14 No
Education 96% aligned 55 shared votes
41 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 129 shared votes
63 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
30 Aye 91 No
Migration 98% aligned 121 shared votes
32 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
1,753 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
711
52.1% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
653
47.9% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API