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Kate Dearden vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 2 different votes 386 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
524
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
254
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
704
52.0% of votes cast
270
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
650
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

107
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Appearances
61
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 650
269
+107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Contributions
86
-76.0 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% 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
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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