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Gerald Jones vs David Taylor

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
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Photograph of David Taylor
David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and David Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
36
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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