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Ruth Jones vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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
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Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,133 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 1,107 different votes 1,133 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
12 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 23 No
Transport 2% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 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
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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