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Mike Reader vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Mike Reader
Mike Reader
Lab Northampton South
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mike Reader and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 1 different votes 353 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
24 Aye 1 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 376 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 650
408
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,315
1,685 eligible divisions
217
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
685
52.1 % of votes cast
191
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.9 % of votes cast
11
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

58
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£208,618
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£208,618
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
17
4 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Transport
24 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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