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Ruth Jones vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 1,100 different votes 1,135 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
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 100 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
96 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 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 242 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
5
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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