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Ruth Jones vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 937 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 902 different votes 937 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
5 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 5% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 28 No
Transport 3% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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