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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 942 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 14 different votes 942 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 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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
4
4 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

Migration
131 of 154 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
50 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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