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Gerald Jones vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and John McDonnell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,588 shared comparable votes.

1,551 same votes 37 different votes 1,588 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
135 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
135 Aye 67 No
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
108 Aye 64 No
30 Aye 42 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
39 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
39 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
29 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 23 No
Benefits 87% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
51 Aye 16 No
Education 93% aligned 67 shared votes
46 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Energy 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 79 No
Migration 96% aligned 108 shared votes
29 Aye 79 No
16 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.8%
8% above average
Rank 178 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
1,953
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
1,090
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
863
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
872
45.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

37
-57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
74 of 82 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Transport
88 of 98 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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