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Ruth Jones vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 811 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 788 different votes 811 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
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 13% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 58 No
Migration 4% aligned 78 shared votes
57 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 11 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 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
68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 473 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,576
2,312 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.4 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
845
53.6 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % 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
95
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 648
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 648
Contributions
266
+158.1 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No
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