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Gerald Jones vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 0 different votes 214 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 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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 178 of 650
Participation
46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
1,930
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
595 eligible divisions
1,077
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
853
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
40
-108.6 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
69 of 70 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API