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Chris Bryant vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 914 shared comparable votes.

913 same votes 1 different votes 914 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
81 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
81 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
20 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
37 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
81 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 115 shared votes
81 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 94 shared votes
20 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
37 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

66.5 %
6 % below average
Rank 495 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,551
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
887
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
664
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

53
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
36
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
234
+116.0 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 650
Contributions
46
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Defence
47 of 64 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Amendment (a) to motion on the Independent Expert Panel recommendations for sanctions and the Recall of MPs Act 19 Oct 2021
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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