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Amanda Martin vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Amanda Martin and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 446 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 3 different votes 446 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
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 99% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.1%
11% above average
Rank 131 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
515
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
249
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
266
51.7% 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

209
+116.9 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
259
+98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£205,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£205,664
9% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
15
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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