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Ruth Jones vs James Cartlidge

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
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,115 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,077 different votes 1,115 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
31 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
60 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
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
Aye
Hunting Trophies Bill 2R 22 Mar 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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