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Gerald Jones vs Michael Payne

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 Michael Payne
Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Michael Payne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
575 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
52.0 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
212
48.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
Appearances
24
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
35
-104.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
26
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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