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Paul Holmes vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Ruth Jones voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,002 different votes 1,043 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
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 15 No
Energy 4% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 3% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
702
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
708
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

114
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
387
+241.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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