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Ruth Jones vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 4 different votes 421 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
47 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
47 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
24 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Benefits 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
26 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
47 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
47 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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 253 of 650
Participation
78.9%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
50.3% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.7% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
108
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
86
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
141
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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