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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 1,085 shared comparable votes.

1,084 same votes 1 different votes 1,085 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 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
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
89 Aye 46 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
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 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 208 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
863
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

55
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
71
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649

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
4
2 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

Housing
62 of 67 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
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
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
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