Compare

Ruth Jones vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 947 shared comparable votes.

946 same votes 1 different votes 947 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
93 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
93 Aye 34 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
26 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
93 Aye 34 No
51 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
51 Aye 61 No
26 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
26 Aye 71 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 647
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,218
1,615 eligible divisions
681
52.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
648
53.2 % of votes cast
621
47.7 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

36
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
Appearances
2
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 649
46
-72.1 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
Contributions
2
-116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
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
38 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Education
60 of 68 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 173 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 53 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
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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