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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 1,007 shared comparable votes.

1,007 same votes 0 different votes 1,007 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
50 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
50 Aye 79 No
80 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
80 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
24 Aye 75 No
30 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
50 Aye 79 No
80 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
80 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
24 Aye 75 No
30 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,569
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
871
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
698
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
16
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

21
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
25
-134.5 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
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
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

Housing
57 of 67 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
72 of 94 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
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
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
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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