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Julia Lopez vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,096 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,062 different votes 1,096 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
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
92 Aye 34 No
Migration 3% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 31 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 130 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,752
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
839
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
913
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
40
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
150 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Trade
77 of 85 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Tax
251 of 287 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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