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James Naish vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

James Naish and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
422
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
210
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
212
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % 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

151
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 133 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

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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