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Ruth Jones vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 878 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 846 different votes 878 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
30 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 5 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 46 No
Migration 4% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
14 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
694
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
643
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
Appearances
60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
66
-79.7 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
17
4 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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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