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Ruth Jones vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 871 shared comparable votes.

852 same votes 19 different votes 871 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
73 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 108 shared votes
73 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 10 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 114 shared votes
45 Aye 69 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
46
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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