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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
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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 501 shared comparable votes.

501 same votes 0 different votes 501 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
44 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
15 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 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 193 of 648
Participation
74.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 334 of 648
1,873
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
677
909 eligible divisions
1,056
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
335
49.5 % of votes cast
817
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
342
50.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

18
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 648
Appearances
48
-12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648
22
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 648
Contributions
243
+134.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 648

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
9
2 registered categories
0
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
30 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 43 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
31 of 35 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 Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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