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Lucy Powell vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell
Lab Manchester Central
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Lucy Powell and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,012 shared comparable votes.

1,010 same votes 2 different votes 1,012 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
84 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
84 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
47 Aye 71 No
26 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
26 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
84 Aye 39 No
47 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
47 Aye 71 No
26 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
26 Aye 82 No
28 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,590
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
890
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
700
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

26
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
257
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
Contributions
85
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,427,436
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£250,940
11% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
13
5 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

Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 212 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API