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Ruth Jones vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,115 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 1,076 different votes 1,115 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
30 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 92 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
92 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
19
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
24
-121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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