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Patrick Hurley vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Patrick Hurley and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

467 same votes 3 different votes 470 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
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
52 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 46 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
543
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
281
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
262
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
16
2.9% 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

61
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
96
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Contributions
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,468
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£214,468
5% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
49 of 50 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
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