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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 982 shared comparable votes.

978 same votes 4 different votes 982 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
37 Aye 75 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
25 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 91% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
92 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
37 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
37 Aye 75 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

78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
68.9%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
41
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
78
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Contributions
29
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 579 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
£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
5
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
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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