MP for Newport West and Islwyn
“Centre-left Labour Co-op MP with high party loyalty and active committee work, who has at least one notable rebel vote on national infrastructure policy.”
Ruth Jones is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Newport West and Islwyn, first elected in 2019. She currently serves on several Commons committees, including the Welsh Affairs Committee and the Liaison Committee, and sits on the National Policy Statements Liaison Sub-Committee as well as the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill committee. She has a track record of serving on a range of public bill committees during her parliamentary tenure.
Jones shows very high party loyalty (100%) and attends votes above the party average. She has one rebel vote against her party. Her voting on key topics is mixed: she generally opposes tighter immigration controls and asylum reforms, and has generally opposed the Rwanda deportation scheme and higher prison sentences, while her votes on NHS funding, Universal Credit, VAT, bus services and trade union powers vary by issue.
Declared financial interests include four entries: two miscellaneous items; one relating to donations and other support for activities as an MP; and one relating to gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
18 positions
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Since Jun 2025
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
Since May 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Welsh Affairs Committee
Since Sept 2024
Victims and Courts Bill
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
May 2025 - May 2025
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill)
Apr 2024 - Apr 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill
Jun 2022 - Jul 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
