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Ruth Jones
Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn
Ruth Jones is the Labour MP for Newport West and Islwyn, and has been an MP continually since 4 April 2019.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
8,868
Recent swing
-0.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Labour Animal Welfare Society (£1,660)
Channel 4 Television Company Limited (£468)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Ruth voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Ruth voted against the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Ruth voted with the majority
Where Ruth fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Ruth Jones
Member of Parliament
Newport West and Islwyn
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Welsh Affairs Committee
- Liaison Committee (Commons)
- Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill
- Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements