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Matt Western vs Gerald Jones

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Gerald Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,289 shared comparable votes.

1,288 same votes 1 different votes 1,289 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 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
111 Aye 57 No
94 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
67 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
67 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
32 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
111 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 168 shared votes
111 Aye 57 No
94 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
67 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 123 shared votes
67 Aye 56 No
32 Aye 70 No
Migration 100% aligned 102 shared votes
32 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 181 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,915
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,072
56.0 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
843
44.0 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
Contributions
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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