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Gerald Jones vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,545 shared comparable votes.

1,533 same votes 12 different votes 1,545 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
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
80 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
80 Aye 74 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
34 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
133 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
133 Aye 75 No
111 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
80 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 154 shared votes
80 Aye 74 No
32 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
32 Aye 75 No
34 Aye 43 No
Transport 100% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.0%
9% above average
Rank 175 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,936
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
1,081
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
855
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
40
-111.4 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
69 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API