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Ruth Jones vs Alex Burghart

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

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

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Alex Burghart voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,098 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,061 different votes 1,098 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
31 Aye 32 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 130 shared votes
95 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 31 No
Transport 2% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 13 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
692
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
634
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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

Financials and interests

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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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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