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Gerald Jones vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,142 shared comparable votes.

257 same votes 885 different votes 1,142 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
16 Aye 19 No
Defence 43% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 42 No
Migration 40% aligned 63 shared votes
43 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 36% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
53 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 120 shared votes
71 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
104 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 162 shared votes
55 Aye 107 No
101 Aye 56 No
Tax 15% aligned 157 shared votes
69 Aye 88 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

27
-51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
35
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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