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Lauren Edwards vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Lauren Edwards
Lauren Edwards
Lab Rochester and Strood
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Lauren Edwards and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 462 shared comparable votes.

459 same votes 3 different votes 462 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
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 99% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
531
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
259
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
272
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

46
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
67
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Contributions
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£133,786
41% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API