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Ruth Jones vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,231 shared comparable votes.

1,228 same votes 3 different votes 1,231 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
64 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
64 Aye 79 No
99 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
99 Aye 44 No
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
40 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 143 shared votes
64 Aye 79 No
99 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
99 Aye 44 No
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
34 Aye 100 No
40 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 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 242 of 649
Participation
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
859
44.5 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 13 25 Oct 2023
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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