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Ruth Jones vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 995 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 1 different votes 995 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
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
46 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
79 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
79 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
27 Aye 83 No
46 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
46 Aye 62 No
34 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 465 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,333 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
55.0 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
716
45.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Appearances
24
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
47
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Contributions
38
-81.1 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
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
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 88 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
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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