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Ruth Jones vs Alex Easton

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 Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Alex Easton voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 198 different votes 221 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 25% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 25% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 8 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
104
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Contributions
133
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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