Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Newport West and Islwyn, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024, one day after parliament began. She has been in parliament since April 2019. Jones has cast 506 votes out of 577 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 88% and a standing of top 10% of MPs by voting participation; within her party she stands in the top 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, and among MPs elected in 2019 she stands in the top 5% by votes cast. She has made 164 contributions across 101 debates out of 11848 eligible debates, with her top debate topics being Child Welfare & Safeguarding, Justice & Law, and Science & Technology, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Taxation.

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PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.