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Ruth Jones vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Chris Elmore voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,155 shared comparable votes.

1,154 same votes 1 different votes 1,155 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
34 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
34 Aye 102 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 102 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
34 Aye 102 No
85 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
85 Aye 40 No
49 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
49 Aye 71 No
30 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
31 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
58 of 61 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
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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