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Ruth Jones vs Kerry McCarthy

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,188 shared comparable votes.

1,187 same votes 1 different votes 1,188 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
99 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
99 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
30 Aye 95 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
99 Aye 46 No
30 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
30 Aye 95 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 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
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
56.2 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
818
43.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API