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Ruth Jones vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 2 different votes 423 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
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
47 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
51.9% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
234
48.1% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
103
+20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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