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Gerald Jones vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Priti Patel voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,163 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,163 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
20 Aye 52 No
Migration 6% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
106 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 163 shared votes
55 Aye 108 No
9 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 105 shared votes
49 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 53 shared votes
14 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
45.4% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
800
54.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
52 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
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