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Ruth Jones vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Dr Allison Gardner 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
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 99% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% 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
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 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
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 145 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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