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Ruth Jones vs Alison Taylor

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

Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn
vs
Photograph of Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Alison Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 0 different votes 241 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
31 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
78
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
76
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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