Ruth Jones
MP since 4 Apr 2019
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Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.
1324
Votes Cast
£296,369
Expenses 2024-25
8,868
Majority
41.5%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£296,369
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 41,951 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
507
Written Questions
18
Oral Questions
61
Debates Spoken In⚑
97
Speeches⚑
506
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1324 votes — page 1 of 53
4 NOHealth Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill
4 votes · 8 Sept 2026
2 NOHealth Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
Health Bill
2 votes · 7 Sept 2026
3 NOPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jul 2026
1 AYE1 NOImmigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
Immigration and Asylum Bill
2 votes · 13 Jul 2026
3 NOTaxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee
3 votes · 1 Jul 2026
Financial Interests(4)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Labour Animal Welfare Society
Policy support in relation to my private members' bill
15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
£1,660
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Labour Animal Welfare Society
Policy support in relation to my private members' bill
15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Labour Animal Welfare Society
- Address of donor
- 30 Station Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3AX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Policy support in relation to my private members' bill, value £1,660.08
- Date received
- 15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 15 October 2025
- Donor status
- other (Member's Association)
Registered 20 October 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Channel 4 Television Company Limited
Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner
5 October 2025
£468
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Channel 4 Television Company Limited
Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner
5 October 2025
- Name of donor
- Channel 4 Television Company Limited
- Address of donor
- 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner, value £468
- Date received
- 5 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 5 October 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01533774
Registered 28 October 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 1 May 2025
Registered 8 May 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 6 May 2025
Registered 8 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament
Motability
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government's proposed changes to Motability on those with standard leases.
Slaughterhouses: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she will consider increasing the transparency of operations by the Animal and Plant Health Agency in line with the Food S
Livestock: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 89 of the Annual Report for 2023 on Official Controls performed in Great Britain under the OCR Multi-Annua
Livestock: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to page 89 of the Annual Report for 2023 on Official Controls performed in Great Britain under the OCR Multi-Annua
Farms and Slaughterhouses: Inspections
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of a) farms and b) slaughterhouses are inspected each year; and what assessment she has made of the potential imp
Transport: Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impacts of (a) low car ownership and (b) difficulties in accessing rail travel on economic opportunities for
Biocidal Products: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how the Environmental Principles Policy Statement was considered by the Health and Safety Executive in developing legislative proposals for changin
Railway Stations: South Wales
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of (a) opening new or (b) reopening former railway stations on economic regeneration of towns in the S
Ebbw Valley Railway Line
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of proposals to re-open the Abertillery spur of the Ebbw Vale Line.
Chemicals: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Health and Safety Executive plans to publish (a) next steps and its formal response to the consultation on proposals for changing GB CLP a
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