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Gerald Jones vs Sir Julian 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
vs
Photograph of Sir Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

84 same votes 1,329 different votes 1,413 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 14 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
91 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 142 shared votes
55 Aye 87 No
22 Aye 69 No
Migration 5% aligned 91 shared votes
66 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 16 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 0% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 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
Aye
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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