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Ruth Jones vs Bill Esterson

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 Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,038 shared comparable votes.

1,036 same votes 2 different votes 1,038 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
87 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
87 Aye 43 No
50 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
50 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
32 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
87 Aye 43 No
50 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
50 Aye 68 No
32 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
32 Aye 82 No
31 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,656
2,333 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
930
56.2 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
726
43.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

36
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
Appearances
52
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 647
46
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 647
Contributions
77
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Defence
54 of 64 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API