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Ruth Cadbury vs Claire Hughes

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 0 different votes 388 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
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
58 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 17 of 650
1,760
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
564 eligible divisions
980
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
52.0 % of votes cast
780
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
245
48.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Appearances
8
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 650
68
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
8
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Education
49 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
77 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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