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Matt Western vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

1,066 same votes 2 different votes 1,068 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
33 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
33 Aye 98 No
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
59 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 98 No
Migration 100% aligned 131 shared votes
33 Aye 98 No
90 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
90 Aye 41 No
59 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
59 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 323 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,598
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
889
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
709
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
112
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
Contributions
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 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
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
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