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Ruth Jones vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 998 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 4 different votes 998 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
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
38 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
38 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
38 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
38 Aye 78 No
28 Aye 45 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 253 of 650
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
53
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
86
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
40
-121.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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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