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Ruth Jones vs Chris Kane

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 Kane
Chris Kane
Lab Stirling and Strathallan

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Chris Kane voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 3 different votes 404 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
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 32 No
Tax 99% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.1% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.9% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
84
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
109
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 355 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
£221,638
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£221,638
2% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Tax
100 of 114 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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