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Sir John Whittingdale vs Ruth Jones

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,043 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 1,007 different votes 1,043 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 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
64 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 113 shared votes
46 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,896
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
10
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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