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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 957 shared comparable votes.

957 same votes 0 different votes 957 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
86 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
22 Aye 93 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
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
86 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 115 shared votes
22 Aye 93 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
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 521 of 648
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
1,502
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
846
56.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
677
52.8 % of votes cast
656
43.7 % of votes cast
No votes
604
47.2 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 10 months
Since 15 Jul 2004
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 648
Contributions
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648

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
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
39 of 45 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
49 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 75 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Migration
131 of 169 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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