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Ruth Jones vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 980 shared comparable votes.

979 same votes 1 different votes 980 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
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
32 Aye 85 No
47 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 129 shared votes
89 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
32 Aye 85 No
47 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 108 shared votes
47 Aye 61 No
31 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 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
66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 499 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,544
2,333 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
57.1 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
662
42.9 % 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
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

37
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 649
Appearances
43
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
47
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 649
Contributions
108
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Defence
52 of 64 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 91 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
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
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
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