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Ruth Jones vs Matt Vickers

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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Matt Vickers voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 993 different votes 1,027 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
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
30 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 119 shared votes
85 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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 247 of 649
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 234 of 649
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,287
1,636 eligible divisions
689
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
47.8 % of votes cast
630
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
672
52.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
74
-1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
99
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
50 of 55 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Trade
46 of 51 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
56 of 63 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
135 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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