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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

386 same votes 2 different votes 388 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
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
23 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
449
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
237
52.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
212
47.2% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
16
3.6% 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

79
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
Appearances
61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
95
-67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 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
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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