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Ruth Jones vs Chris Law

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
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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Chris Law voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 625 shared comparable votes.

547 same votes 78 different votes 625 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
27 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 5 No
Energy 56% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
64 Aye 25 No
Tax 58% aligned 89 shared votes
57 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 76% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 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 262 of 648
Participation
52.5 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,214
2,312 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
671
55.3 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
543
44.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 648
Appearances
56
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 648
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 648
Contributions
66
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
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
49 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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