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Andrew Western vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

545 same votes 1 different votes 546 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
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
14 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
14 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 61 shared votes
14 Aye 47 No
33 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
33 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

73.1 %
same as average
Rank 363 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
680
930 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
335
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
345
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

49
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
36
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
304
+186.2 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 650
Contributions
46
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Education
49 of 57 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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