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Ruth Jones vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

1,113 same votes 1 different votes 1,114 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
65 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
65 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
83 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
65 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
33 Aye 99 No
83 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 647
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 647
1,293
1,660 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,324 eligible divisions
679
52.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.0 % of votes cast
614
47.5 % of votes cast
No votes
771
43.0 % 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
27 years, 0 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

34
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 647
Appearances
42
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 647
44
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 647
Contributions
358
+242.5 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Education
88 of 95 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
51 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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