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Gerald Jones vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 432 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 4 different votes 432 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

80.7%
8% above average
Rank 179 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,942
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
1,082
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
860
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

33
-59.2 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Appearances
131
+38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
41
-119.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
168
+7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 196 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
74 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
86 of 96 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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