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Ruth Jones vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 1 different votes 374 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
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 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 247 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
568 eligible divisions
689
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
50.5 % of votes cast
630
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
204
49.5 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % of votes cast
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
65
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 649
67
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
212
+79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
9 of 11 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
Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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