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Ruth Jones vs Sam Carling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

458 same votes 1 different votes 459 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
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
50 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 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

#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API