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Gerald Jones vs Jake Richards

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 Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

306 same votes 0 different votes 306 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
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
68
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
40
-105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Contributions
229
+83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 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
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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