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Ruth Jones vs David Burton-Sampson

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 David Burton-Sampson
David Burton-Sampson
Lab Southend West and Leigh

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 471 shared comparable votes.

468 same votes 3 different votes 471 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
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 36 No
Tax 99% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 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
87.6%
15% above average
Rank 47 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
543
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
51.6% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
263
48.4% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
66
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 650
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
69
-89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 473 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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 Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API