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Ruth Jones vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Emma Foody voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 440 shared comparable votes.

437 same votes 3 different votes 440 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
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 99% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 92 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
48.4% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.6% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
36
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
86
-74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
44
-116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API