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Ruth Jones vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 474 shared comparable votes.

471 same votes 3 different votes 474 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
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
549
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
269
49.0% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
280
51.0% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.1% 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
117
+26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
140
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 256 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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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