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Ruth Jones vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Dave Robertson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 441 shared comparable votes.

439 same votes 2 different votes 441 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
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
49 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 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
86.8%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
53.9% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
236
46.1% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
102
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
135
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 225 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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 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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