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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 1,032 shared comparable votes.

1,030 same votes 2 different votes 1,032 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 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
90 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No
90 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
90 Aye 37 No
58 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
58 Aye 59 No
29 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,544
2,078 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
866
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
678
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

69
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 647
Appearances
36
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
78
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 647
Contributions
46
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 647

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
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 43 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API