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Natasha Irons vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Natasha Irons
Natasha Irons
Lab Croydon East
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Natasha Irons and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

462 same votes 3 different votes 465 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
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 19 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
50 Aye 34 No
Tax 99% aligned 84 shared votes
51 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 66 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
535
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
264
49.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
271
50.7% 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

45
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
61
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 500 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

£150,494
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£150,494
33% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
0
0 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

Transport
30 of 30 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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 rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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