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Gerald Jones vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,437 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 1,357 different votes 1,437 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
25 Aye 35 No
Trade 7% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 5% aligned 107 shared votes
72 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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