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Tom Hayes vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Tom Hayes
Tom Hayes
Lab Bournemouth East
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Tom Hayes and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

432 same votes 2 different votes 434 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
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
50 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

82.4%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
486
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
238
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
248
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

157
+74.7 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
210
+66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 123 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£222,072
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£222,072
2% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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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