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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 1,062 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 1,030 different votes 1,062 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
25 Aye 9 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 18 No
Trade 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
26 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 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

78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 160 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
919
47.2% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.8% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 104 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
4
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
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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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