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Gerald Jones vs Andrew Western

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 Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Andrew Western voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 545 shared comparable votes.

545 same votes 0 different votes 545 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
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 344 of 650
1,942
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
736
1,003 eligible divisions
1,082
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
357
48.5% of votes cast
860
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
379
51.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

33
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
Appearances
51
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
41
-121.0 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
319
+157.0 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
74 of 82 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Transport
86 of 96 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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