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Gerald Jones vs Paul Davies

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
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Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Paul Davies voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

395 same votes 0 different votes 395 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
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
44 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
94.1 %
21 % above average
Rank 5 of 648
1,873
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
526 eligible divisions
1,056
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
262
52.9 % of votes cast
817
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
233
47.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

18
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 648
22
-86.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 648
Contributions
46
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£194,533
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,533
14 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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