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Gerald Jones vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 670 shared comparable votes.

641 same votes 29 different votes 670 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
27 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 15 No
Benefits 76% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 1 No
Education 82% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 87% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
48 of 50 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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