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Ruth Jones vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 964 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 929 different votes 964 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
9 Aye 16 No
Benefits 8% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 8 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 3% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 30 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 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 241 of 649
Participation
75.9%
3% above average
Rank 288 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,259
1,658 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.7% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
608
48.3% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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