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Kate Osborne vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 950 shared comparable votes.

936 same votes 14 different votes 950 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
32 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
32 Aye 99 No
85 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
85 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 19 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
43 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 97 shared votes
42 Aye 55 No
32 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
32 Aye 99 No
85 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
85 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,065
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
548
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
517
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
15
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

7
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
7
-138.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
131 of 154 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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