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Gerald Jones vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 902 different votes 944 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
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 17 No
Benefits 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 58 No
Migration 5% aligned 83 shared votes
54 Aye 29 No
49 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 106 shared votes
55 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 7 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
40
-105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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