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Ruth Jones vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 1 different votes 366 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
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
568 eligible divisions
689
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
51.9 % of votes cast
630
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.1 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
68
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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