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Ruth Jones vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 996 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 948 different votes 996 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 19 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 7% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% 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
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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