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Gerald Jones vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 861 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 1 different votes 861 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
69 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
69 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
50 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
69 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 121 shared votes
69 Aye 52 No
69 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 94 shared votes
69 Aye 25 No
50 Aye 31 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
7
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
39
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Contributions
7
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 626 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
24 of 24 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada 8 Feb 2017
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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