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Ruth Jones vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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


Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 1 different votes 352 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
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
29 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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

#1
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes
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Voting source Commons Votes API