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Gerald Jones vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 273 different votes 282 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
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
35 Aye 24 No
Tax 2% aligned 59 shared votes
23 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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