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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 1,533 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 1,160 different votes 1,533 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 15 No
Housing 41% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 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

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
Participation
85.4%
13% above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,028
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,049
51.7% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
979
48.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
1,295
+1211.4 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
40
-105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Contributions
1,661
+1515.3 vs Commons average
Rank 2 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
£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
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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