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Karin Smyth vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,034 shared comparable votes.

1,032 same votes 2 different votes 1,034 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
79 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
79 Aye 49 No
52 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
52 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
79 Aye 49 No
52 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
52 Aye 75 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
33 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,688
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
945
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
743
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

94
+27.2 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 647
Appearances
36
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
290
+171.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 647
Contributions
46
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Transport
75 of 91 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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