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Jeff Smith vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,055 shared comparable votes.

1,054 same votes 1 different votes 1,055 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
89 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
30 Aye 94 No
55 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
55 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
89 Aye 43 No
30 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
30 Aye 94 No
55 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
55 Aye 62 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
32 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 647
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 647
1,852
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,297
1,664 eligible divisions
1,012
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
840
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
617
47.6 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

26
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 647
Appearances
34
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 647
35
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 647
Contributions
44
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
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