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Ruth Jones vs Rachel 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 Rachel Taylor
Rachel Taylor
Lab North Warwickshire and Bedworth

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Rachel Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 2 different votes 401 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
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
48 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
48.8% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
239
51.2% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
123
+40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
183
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 153 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
£240,723
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£240,723
6% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 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
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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