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Valerie Vaz vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,145 shared comparable votes.

1,144 same votes 1 different votes 1,145 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
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
60 Aye 71 No
33 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
33 Aye 97 No
32 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
101 Aye 53 No
60 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
60 Aye 71 No
33 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 130 shared votes
33 Aye 97 No
32 Aye 31 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

32
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 568 of 650
Appearances
60
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
14
-144.5 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
85
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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