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Gerald Jones vs Deirdre Costigan

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 Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 0 different votes 366 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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 182 of 649
Participation
91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
1,910
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
517
568 eligible divisions
1,071
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
52.2 % of votes cast
839
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
247
47.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Appearances
10
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
27
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13 % 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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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