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Liam Byrne vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
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Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Liam Byrne and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,009 shared comparable votes.

1,009 same votes 0 different votes 1,009 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
86 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
23 Aye 94 No
43 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
43 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
23 Aye 94 No
43 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
43 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
31 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,563
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
867
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
696
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

46
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
63
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 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

£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£280,258
24% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
2 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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