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Gerald Jones vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,354 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 1,274 different votes 1,354 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
111 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 170 shared votes
63 Aye 107 No
17 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 44 No
Migration 6% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 38 No
Transport 0% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
38 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,676
2,376 eligible divisions
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
781
46.6% of votes cast
850
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
895
53.4% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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