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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 1,124 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 1,094 different votes 1,124 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 241 of 649
Participation
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,803
2,121 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
48.3% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
932
51.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649

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
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
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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