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Ruth Jones vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,156 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 1 different votes 1,156 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
95 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
95 Aye 50 No
66 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
66 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
33 Aye 91 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
95 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
95 Aye 50 No
66 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
66 Aye 74 No
33 Aye 91 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
33 Aye 91 No
31 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 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 242 of 649
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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