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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 569 shared comparable votes.

568 same votes 1 different votes 569 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
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 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
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 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

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
364
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649

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
8
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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