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Richard Burgon vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Ruth Jones voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,226 shared comparable votes.

1,198 same votes 28 different votes 1,226 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
100 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
100 Aye 54 No
32 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 85% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
31 Aye 20 No
Education 92% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
64 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 131 shared votes
66 Aye 65 No
21 Aye 12 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
1,753 eligible divisions
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
711
52.1% of votes cast
874
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
653
47.9% of votes cast
45
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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