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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
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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and John Lamont voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,117 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 1,087 different votes 1,117 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 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 126 shared votes
95 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 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
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£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
8
2 registered categories
5
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
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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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