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Chris Elmore vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,128 shared comparable votes.

1,127 same votes 1 different votes 1,128 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
33 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
33 Aye 101 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
33 Aye 101 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 647
1,780
2,273 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,293
1,660 eligible divisions
982
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
679
52.5 % of votes cast
798
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
614
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

23
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 647
Appearances
34
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 647
123
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 647
Contributions
44
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
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
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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