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Gerald Jones vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,342 shared comparable votes.

1,342 same votes 0 different votes 1,342 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
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
112 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
112 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
112 Aye 56 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
60 Aye 64 No
33 Aye 64 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 No
28 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 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 182 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
1,917
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,574
2,368 eligible divisions
1,072
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
845
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
679
43.1% 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
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
40
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
38
-101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Contributions
45
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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