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Gerald Jones vs Jack Abbott

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 Jack Abbott
Jack Abbott
Lab Ipswich

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 2 different votes 423 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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
90.8%
18% above average
Rank 15 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
536
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
49.4% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
271
50.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6% 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
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£181,221
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£181,221
20% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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