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Ruth Jones vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
1,281
1,648 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
677
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
604
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 648
Appearances
109
+48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Contributions
125
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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