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.

1347

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)

545

Written Questions

18

Oral Questions

64

Debates Spoken In⚑

101

Speeches⚑

529

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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Aye: 703No: 644

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4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 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

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Date interest arose
6 May 2025

Registered 8 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps the Intellectual Property Office is taking to consider the public harm associated with counterfeit medicines in de

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Inte

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking with Ofcom and relevant online platforms to (a) remove accounts repeatedly used to facilitate t

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions has the Four Nations Group on Child Poverty formally met in the past 12 months; and what was discussed at those meetings.

Department for Work and Pensions2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions has the Interministerial Group on Child Poverty formally met in the past 12 months; and what was discussed at those meetings.

Department for Work and Pensions2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what social security-related data sharing agreements are in place between the Department for Work and Pensions and a) the Welsh Government and b) local authori

Wales Office2 Nov 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October to Question 36200 on chemicals regulation, for what reason HSE is proposing holding a public consultation in a

Department for Work and Pensions29 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the time between Royal Assent of the Renters’ Rights Act

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans her Department is making to deliver secondary legislation under the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs28 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she made of the potential impact of the construction of new railway stations at (a) Cardiff Parkway and (b) Newport West on (i) economic gr

Department for Transport28 Oct 2026
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