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Gerald Jones vs Alistair Strathern

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

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

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 481 shared comparable votes.

481 same votes 0 different votes 481 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

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

31
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
63
-18.8 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
39
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
72
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Financials and interests

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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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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