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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.

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

Voting alignment

James Naish and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
434
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
212
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
222
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
9
2.1% 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

167
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
213
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649

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
15
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API