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Ruth Jones vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Helen Grant voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 900 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 865 different votes 900 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
8 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 19% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 56 No
Migration 5% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.8% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
17
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
29
-116.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
5
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
204 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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