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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,166 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 11 different votes 1,166 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
85 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
85 Aye 43 No
32 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 23 No
Benefits 88% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 92 No
Migration 99% aligned 123 shared votes
32 Aye 91 No
60 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 138 shared votes
61 Aye 77 No
85 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
85 Aye 43 No
32 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
32 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

77.0%
5% above average
Rank 267 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,851
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
1,741 eligible divisions
1,019
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.0% of votes cast
832
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
26
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

60
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
61
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
Contributions
84
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Where they voted the same
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
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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