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Ruth Jones vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Jesse Norman voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 896 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 861 different votes 896 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
12 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
57 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
61 Aye 58 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
33 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
87 of 91 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 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
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
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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