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Gerald Jones vs Chris Murray

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 Chris Murray
Chris Murray
Lab Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Chris Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 0 different votes 371 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
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
37 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
49.7% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
50.3% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
47
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 440 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
£194,520
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£194,520
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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