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Ruth Jones vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 413 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
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 262 of 648
Participation
64.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
461
714 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
49.0 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
235
51.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
Appearances
74
+13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Contributions
329
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
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
49 of 54 votes
#1
Trade
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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