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David Smith vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

David Smith and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 383 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 4 different votes 383 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
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 27 No
Tax 98% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
32 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 403 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
439
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
214
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
225
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
16
3.6% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Appearances
61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
138
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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