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Jessica Toale vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Jessica Toale and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

400 same votes 1 different votes 401 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
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
460
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
233
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
227
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£208,947
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£208,947
8% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
47 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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