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Gerald Jones vs Matt Bishop

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 Matt Bishop
Matt Bishop
Lab Forest of Dean

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Matt Bishop voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 0 different votes 239 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
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
52.9%
20% below average
Rank 615 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
312
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
145
46.5% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
167
53.5% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Appearances
34
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
40
-107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Contributions
45
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 532 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Tax
77 of 112 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
7 of 11 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 Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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