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Chris Law vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Gerald Jones voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 942 shared comparable votes.

850 same votes 92 different votes 942 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
35 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
35 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 11 No
Energy 67% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
91 Aye 54 No
Tax 75% aligned 145 shared votes
97 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 78% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

51.1%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
1,229
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,942
2,406 eligible divisions
678
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,082
55.7% of votes cast
551
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
860
44.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
33
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
65
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Contributions
41
-116.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Transport
86 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
64 of 94 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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