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Gerald Jones vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,267 shared comparable votes.

1,265 same votes 2 different votes 1,267 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
108 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
97 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
97 Aye 60 No
54 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
54 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
24 Aye 62 No
25 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 62 shared votes
25 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
108 Aye 52 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
97 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
97 Aye 60 No
54 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
54 Aye 63 No
24 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 86 shared votes
24 Aye 62 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
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
1,921
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,468
2,372 eligible divisions
1,072
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
814
55.4% of votes cast
849
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
654
44.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

30
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
38
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
130
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API