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Ruth Jones vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

679 same votes 264 different votes 943 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
21 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 84 No
Migration 96% aligned 109 shared votes
25 Aye 84 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 17 No
Education 27% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
73 Aye 39 No
Tax 51% aligned 112 shared votes
68 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 55% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 62% aligned 42 shared votes
18 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 242 of 649
Participation
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,136
1,643 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
588
51.8 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
548
48.2 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
133 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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