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Ruth Jones vs Alan Mak

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

Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn
vs
Photograph of Alan Mak
Alan Mak
Con Havant

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Alan Mak voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,074 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,035 different votes 1,074 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
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 7 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 87 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,027
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
960
47.4% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,067
52.6% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
24
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
27
-118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,951,902
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£292,278
29% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
24
7 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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