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Alistair Strathern vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 0 different votes 465 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
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
51 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 37 shared votes
9 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 182 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,906
2,349 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,067
56.0 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
839
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
20
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
24
-101.8 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API