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Gerald Jones vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Jim Shannon voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,523 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 1,151 different votes 1,523 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
4 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 47% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 57 No
Migration 44% aligned 84 shared votes
56 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 14 No
Housing 39% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 23 No
Benefits 38% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Energy 9% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 170 shared votes
57 Aye 113 No
22 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
128 Aye 70 No
Tax 14% aligned 198 shared votes
85 Aye 113 No
48 Aye 14 No
Education 18% aligned 62 shared votes
21 Aye 41 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 181 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
1,221
+1143.0 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
35
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
1,524
+1385.5 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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