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Chris McDonald vs Ruth Jones

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


Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1 different votes 399 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
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
223
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
227
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
408
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
5
3 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API