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Ruth Jones vs Bobby Dean

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 Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
LD Carshalton and Wallington

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Bobby Dean voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 282 different votes 337 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 27% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 4% aligned 69 shared votes
28 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
5% above average
Rank 246 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 455 of 649
1,327
1,702 eligible divisions
Total votes
399
580 eligible divisions
693
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
52.1% of votes cast
634
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
191
47.9% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Appearances
91
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 649
77
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
107
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,307
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£178,307
21% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Education
41 of 50 votes
Housing
46 of 53 votes
#5
Benefits
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API