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Ruth Jones vs Mr Clive Betts

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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Photograph of Mr Clive Betts
Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,181 shared comparable votes.

1,178 same votes 3 different votes 1,181 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
57 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
57 Aye 79 No
34 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
34 Aye 90 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
99 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
99 Aye 54 No
57 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 136 shared votes
57 Aye 79 No
34 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
34 Aye 90 No
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 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 241 of 649
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.1% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
798
43.9% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
49
-96.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38% 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
65 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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