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Ruth Jones vs Steve Witherden

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ruth Jones and Steve Witherden voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 3 different votes 423 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 88% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 195 of 650
1,354
1,742 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
620 eligible divisions
704
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
51.0% of votes cast
650
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.0% of votes cast
16
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
59
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
86
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Contributions
76
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£296,369
31% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
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

#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Housing
47 of 54 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API