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Gerald Jones vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,304 shared comparable votes.

1,271 same votes 33 different votes 1,304 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
108 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 171 shared votes
108 Aye 63 No
112 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
24 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Benefits 81% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 20 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
66 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 140 shared votes
65 Aye 75 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 193 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,873
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,056
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
817
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

18
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
22
-85.9 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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