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Gerald Jones vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and David Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 259 different votes 268 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% 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
120
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
179
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 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
4 of 4 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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