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Gerald Jones vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,528 shared comparable votes.

1,525 same votes 3 different votes 1,528 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
131 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
131 Aye 64 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
76 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
76 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
33 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 21 No
Benefits 96% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
131 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
131 Aye 64 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
76 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
76 Aye 69 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 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
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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