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Ruth Jones vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 903 shared comparable votes.

901 same votes 2 different votes 903 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
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
72 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
72 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
72 Aye 34 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 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 248 of 647
Participation
62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 553 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
2,333 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
55.6 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
645
44.4 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

36
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
Appearances
72
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
46
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
110
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 219 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 169 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
45 of 64 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API