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Alex Burghart vs Ruth Jones

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,094 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,057 different votes 1,094 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
33 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
95 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
31 Aye 99 No
32 Aye 17 No
Transport 2% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 31 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,792
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
863
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
929
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
130
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
154 of 161 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Trade
81 of 85 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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