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Gerald Jones vs Michelle Welsh

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 Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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 182 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 649
1,910
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
1,071
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
839
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % 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

23
-52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649
Appearances
46
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
27
-106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 649
Contributions
58
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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