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Steve Yemm vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Steve Yemm
Steve Yemm
Lab Mansfield
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Steve Yemm and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 496 shared comparable votes.

493 same votes 3 different votes 496 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
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 99% aligned 89 shared votes
53 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.9%
21% above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
576
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
290
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
286
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

91
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650
Appearances
60
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
115
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
85
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,690
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£179,690
21% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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