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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.


Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 605 shared comparable votes.

603 same votes 2 different votes 605 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
54 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 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
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 508 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
733
1,117 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
394
53.8% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
339
46.2% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
4 years, 4 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
Appearances
97
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
230
+68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 124 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
38 of 42 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API