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Gerald Jones vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Gerald Jones and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

969 same votes 234 different votes 1,203 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
89 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 149 shared votes
89 Aye 60 No
17 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
39 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 7 No
Education 36% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 49% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
96 Aye 50 No
Tax 60% aligned 146 shared votes
83 Aye 63 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 64% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
843
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£278,380
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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