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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 924 shared comparable votes.

922 same votes 2 different votes 924 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
72 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
72 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
72 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
26 Aye 81 No
41 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
41 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
35 Aye 14 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,406 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
824
55.7% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.3% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

61
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
86
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
86
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
136
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 278 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
2
2 registered categories
6
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
168 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 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
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
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: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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