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Josh Dean vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 2 different votes 481 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
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
52 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

93.4%
21% above average
Rank 5 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
551
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
276
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
275
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

53
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
60
-82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
Contributions
78
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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