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Gerald Jones vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,402 shared comparable votes.

1,397 same votes 5 different votes 1,402 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
123 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
123 Aye 75 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
60 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
60 Aye 81 No
32 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
30 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
30 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
123 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 198 shared votes
123 Aye 75 No
106 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
60 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 141 shared votes
60 Aye 81 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 182 of 649
Participation
69.1%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 649
1,917
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,637
2,368 eligible divisions
1,072
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
916
56.0% of votes cast
845
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
721
44.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Appearances
41
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 649
38
-101.4 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Contributions
29
-110.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
63 of 71 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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