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Ruth Jones vs Charlie Dewhirst

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
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Photograph of Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 324 different votes 331 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
12 Aye 9 No
Benefits 14% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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 241 of 649
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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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