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Greg Smith vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,137 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,137 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
17 Aye 28 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
45 Aye 95 No
Tax 2% aligned 140 shared votes
92 Aye 48 No
78 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 141 shared votes
61 Aye 80 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
33 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,353
1,741 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.0% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

231
+141.0 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
60
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
85
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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