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

Staffing£227,347
Office£36,839
Accommodation£24,834
Travel£6,774
Other£575

Year-on-Year

2024-25£296,369
2023-24£287,282
2022-23£258,952
2021-22£237,890
2020-21£228,655
2019-20£172,552

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,951 voters

Labour
17,409 votes41.5%
Reform UK
8,541 votes20.4%
Conservative
6,710 votes16.0%
Plaid Cymru
3,529 votes8.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,087 votes5.0%
Green Party
2,078 votes5.0%
Independent
1,597 votes3.8%

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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10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

2 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 9 Mar 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
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
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

Date interest arose
1 May 2025

Registered 8 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 8 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament

Sudan: Armed Conflict

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international counterparts on the protection of civilians following the ca

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office3 Nov 2025

Diagnosis: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps is his Department taking to (a) promote earlier detection and (b) ensure (i) dentists, (ii) GPs and (iii) other frontline health pr

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Oct 2025

Oral Cancer: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in the number of deaths from mouth cancer over the past ten years and (b) the potential role of late

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 Oct 2025

Animal Experiments

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Answer of 19 October 2023 to Question 202528 on Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, when the policy work to clarify S

AnsweredHome Office29 Oct 2025

Efrén Antonio Vílchez López

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Nicaraguan counterpart on the imprisonment of Efrén Antonio Vílchez López.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office27 Oct 2025

Biocidal Products: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which active substances used in biocidal products are approved for use in the UK and not approved in the EU by (a) name of active substance, (b) pr

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions27 Oct 2025

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, which chemical substances have received EU Harmonised Classification and GB Mandatory Classification since 1 January 2021 by (a) chemical name, (b)

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions27 Oct 2025

Chemicals: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will create new regulatory protections from hazardous chemicals similar to those of the EU in the revised Environmental Im

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs27 Oct 2025

Chemicals: Health and Wildlife

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 14142 on Chemicals: Health and Wildlife, when she expects the UK Health Security Agen

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care27 Oct 2025

Government Departments: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to publish the (a) minutes, (b) outcomes and (c) performance monitoring for meetings of Lead Ministers for Disability.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions24 Oct 2025
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