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Paul Davies vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 464 shared comparable votes.

462 same votes 2 different votes 464 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
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

94.2 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 650
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 650
522
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,309
1,676 eligible divisions
267
51.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
682
52.1 % of votes cast
255
48.9 % of votes cast
No votes
627
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

42
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
39
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
51
-69.4 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
Contributions
53
-67.4 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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