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Gerald Jones vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Cat Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,438 shared comparable votes.

1,434 same votes 4 different votes 1,438 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
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
69 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 23 No
Benefits 96% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
100 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
100 Aye 57 No
69 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
69 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 74 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
28 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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