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Gerald Jones vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Paul Holmes voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 920 different votes 967 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 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 65 No
Migration 3% aligned 86 shared votes
62 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 5 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
17 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 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
85.0%
12% above average
Rank 93 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
1,658 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
702
49.8% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
708
50.2% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
112
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
385
+241.5 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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