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Ruth Jones vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 593 shared comparable votes.

591 same votes 2 different votes 593 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
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
54 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 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
65.4%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
711
1,087 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
387
54.4% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
324
45.6% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
4 years, 2 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
Appearances
86
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 227 of 649
78
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
Contributions
215
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Transport
26 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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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