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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 569 shared comparable votes.

567 same votes 2 different votes 569 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
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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
17 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 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

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
64.9 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
678
1,044 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
55.0 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
305
45.0 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

36
-30.2 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
84
+17.8 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
46
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Contributions
264
+146.2 vs Commons average
Rank 55 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
3
2 registered categories
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API