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Gerald Jones vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
231
+85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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