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Gerald Jones vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

1,492 same votes 4 different votes 1,496 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
112 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
29 Aye 73 No
30 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 69 shared votes
30 Aye 39 No
49 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
49 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
80 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 153 shared votes
79 Aye 74 No
108 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
112 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading 20 Dec 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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