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Ruth Jones vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 1 different votes 416 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
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
49 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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 250 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 650
1,310
1,680 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
558 eligible divisions
683
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
50.1 % of votes cast
627
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.9 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Appearances
68
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
59
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Contributions
203
+78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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