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Ruth Jones vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Helen Whately voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,053 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,017 different votes 1,053 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
15 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 95 No
Migration 3% aligned 123 shared votes
91 Aye 32 No
42 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 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 247 of 649
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
689
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
630
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
13
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Contributions
68
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
5
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
134 of 152 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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: New Clause 106 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
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
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