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Gerald Jones vs Lisa Smart

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 Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Lisa Smart voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 239 different votes 299 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 6 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 4% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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