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Sarah Edwards vs Ruth Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 2 different votes 416 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
54 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
54 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
31 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.2 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
470
744 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
263
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
207
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Democracy / Parliament
12 of 12 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Tax
97 of 138 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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