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Catherine Atkinson vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 1 different votes 400 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
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 650
447
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,315
1,685 eligible divisions
233
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
685
52.1 % of votes cast
214
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.9 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
178
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Housing
27 of 31 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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