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Ruth Jones vs John Lamont

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 John Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 1,052 different votes 1,082 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
16 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 98 No
Migration 3% aligned 125 shared votes
94 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
Participation
85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,751
2,057 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
48.1 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
909
51.9 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
Appearances
110
+49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Contributions
172
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
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
49 of 54 votes
#1
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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