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Charlie Dewhirst vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Charlie Dewhirst and Ruth Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 343 different votes 350 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
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
56 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
56 Aye 29 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
5% below average
Rank 474 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
423
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
1,753 eligible divisions
185
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
711
52.1% of votes cast
238
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
653
47.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

126
+31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 650
145
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
86
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£184,765
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£184,765
18% 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
6
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Tax
102 of 121 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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