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John Whitby vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 0 different votes 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
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 650
499
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,901
2,344 eligible divisions
258
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
56.0 % of votes cast
241
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
836
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
Appearances
19
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
77
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Contributions
23
-101.8 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Transport
83 of 92 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API