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Mark Sewards vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
21 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
446
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
210
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
236
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

151
+73.4 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Appearances
26
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
163
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
33
-104.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
8
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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