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Ruth Jones vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 899 shared comparable votes.

679 same votes 220 different votes 899 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
28 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
28 Aye 70 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 92% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 16 No
Education 20% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
86 Aye 33 No
Tax 55% aligned 119 shared votes
68 Aye 51 No
8 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 65% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 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
67.8 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,567
2,312 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
57.2 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
671
42.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 648
Appearances
58
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 648
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 648
Contributions
88
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 271 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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