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Sir Ashley Fox vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir Ashley Fox and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 338 different votes 345 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
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 13% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
429
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,310
1,680 eligible divisions
192
44.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
52.1 % of votes cast
237
55.2 % of votes cast
No votes
627
47.9 % of votes cast
13
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

136
+66.2 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
Appearances
41
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
206
+82.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£159,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£159,406
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
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

Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Tax
97 of 108 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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