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Gerald Jones vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

1,038 same votes 2 different votes 1,040 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
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No
83 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
28 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
62 Aye 70 No
83 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 97 shared votes
28 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 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 183 of 647
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
1,890
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,302
1,669 eligible divisions
1,060
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
52.3 % of votes cast
830
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
621
47.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

18
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 647
Appearances
36
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 647
22
-96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 647
Contributions
46
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Transport
82 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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