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Ruth Jones vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Ben Lake voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,006 shared comparable votes.

824 same votes 182 different votes 1,006 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
29 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 20 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 2 No
Education 57% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
78 Aye 38 No
Tax 66% aligned 116 shared votes
82 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 70% aligned 50 shared votes
28 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 30 No
Defence 71% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 74% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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