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Ruth Jones vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 1,089 different votes 1,117 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 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 47 No
Tax 2% aligned 139 shared votes
44 Aye 95 No
60 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 138 shared votes
76 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
13 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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