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Gerald Jones vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 307 different votes 314 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
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 13% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 506 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
388
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
169
43.6% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
219
56.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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