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Ruth Jones vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 770 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 728 different votes 770 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
15 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 77 No
Migration 10% aligned 98 shared votes
67 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 11 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
39 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 4 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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