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Naz Shah vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

990 same votes 0 different votes 990 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
49 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
49 Aye 76 No
80 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
80 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
24 Aye 75 No
29 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
49 Aye 76 No
80 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
80 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
24 Aye 75 No
29 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 514 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,551
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
860
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
691
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
24
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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