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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 416 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 2 different votes 416 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
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.8 %
10 % above average
Rank 147 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
462
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,310
1,680 eligible divisions
227
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
52.1 % of votes cast
235
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
627
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

137
+66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Appearances
40
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
180
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
58
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Energy
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Transport
25 of 26 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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