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John McDonnell vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Ruth Jones voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,215 shared comparable votes.

1,181 same votes 34 different votes 1,215 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
102 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
102 Aye 50 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 23 No
Benefits 85% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 88% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 29 shared votes
27 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 101 No
Migration 97% aligned 133 shared votes
32 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,368
1,758 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
52.1% of votes cast
874
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
655
47.9% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
64
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
Contributions
90
-76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
48 of 55 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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