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Ruth Cadbury vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,516 shared comparable votes.

1,510 same votes 6 different votes 1,516 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
132 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
132 Aye 77 No
60 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
60 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
32 Aye 73 No
32 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
51 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
51 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
102 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 167 shared votes
104 Aye 63 No
132 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 209 shared votes
132 Aye 77 No
60 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
60 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API