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Ruth Jones vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,038 shared comparable votes.

1,036 same votes 2 different votes 1,038 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
97 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
97 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
32 Aye 92 No
49 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
49 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
97 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
32 Aye 92 No
49 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 118 shared votes
49 Aye 69 No
36 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 358 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,181
1,615 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
53.3 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
552
46.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
Appearances
64
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 647
46
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 647
Contributions
377
+258.3 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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