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Ruth Jones vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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
Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 816 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 793 different votes 816 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
11 Aye 7 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 68 No
Migration 3% aligned 96 shared votes
65 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 104 shared votes
61 Aye 43 No
79 Aye 31 No
Tax 1% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 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
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 498 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,571
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
740
47.1% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
831
52.9% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
8
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
13
-130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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