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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 2% of the time, based on 1,123 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 1,095 different votes 1,123 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 241 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
717
48.7% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
754
51.3% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
217
+133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
259
+113.1 vs Commons average
Rank 84 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
£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
11
4 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
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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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