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Ruth Jones vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 349 different votes 356 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
31 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
454
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
45.4% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
248
54.6% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.3% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
171
+87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
251
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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