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Gareth Thomas vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Gareth Thomas and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,349 shared comparable votes.

1,349 same votes 0 different votes 1,349 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
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
112 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
112 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
897
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
684
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Appearances
32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
48
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£293,113
30% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
14
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
180 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Transport
70 of 95 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
67 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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