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Ruth Jones vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,052 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,020 different votes 1,052 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
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 9 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 31 No
Transport 2% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
36 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
14 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 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
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,354 eligible divisions
689
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
911
47.2 % of votes cast
630
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,018
52.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
113
+37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 of 649
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
235
+101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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