Gerald Jones

MP since 7 May 2015

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Gerald Jones is the Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1749

Votes Cast

£278,380

Expenses 2024-25

7,447

Majority

44.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£278,380

Staffing£215,731
Office£28,389
Accommodation£25,743
Travel£5,817
Other£2,700

Year-on-Year

2024-25£278,380
2023-24£253,197
2022-23£234,358
2021-22£211,202
2020-21£217,531
2019-20£192,535
2018-19£170,013
2017-18£172,862
2016-17£166,134
2015-16£131,168

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 35,215 voters

Labour
15,791 votes44.8%
Reform UK
8,344 votes23.7%
Plaid Cymru
4,768 votes13.5%
Conservative
2,687 votes7.6%
Liberal Democrat
1,276 votes3.6%
Green Party
1,231 votes3.5%
Workers Party of Britain
531 votes1.5%
Independent
375 votes1.1%
Communist Party of Britain
212 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

3

Written Questions

7

Oral Questions

18

Debates Spoken In

27

Speeches

461

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2026

10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
You
5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
11 May 2018

Registered 9 March 2023

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Tyrone Powell
Relationship
Partner
Role
Senior Parliamentary Assistant
Working pattern
Full time

Registered 4 June 2015

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Gerald in Parliament

Whether he is taking steps to safeguard the employment of people who were working under private sect

Whether he is taking steps to safeguard the employment of people who were working under private sector Carillion contracts at the time of that company's liquidation.

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy13 Mar 2018

What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in the average levels of household debt for

What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in the average levels of household debt for people on universal credit.

Department for Work and Pensions5 Feb 2018

What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the time t

What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on reducing the time taken to make universal credit payments in Wales.

Wales Office31 Jan 2018

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 10 January.

If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 10 January.

Prime Minister10 Jan 2018

What steps he is taking to promote human rights in discussions with his counterparts in other countr

What steps he is taking to promote human rights in discussions with his counterparts in other countries.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office9 Jan 2018

What assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits to Northern Ireland of maintaining fu

What assessment he has made of the potential economic benefits to Northern Ireland of maintaining full alignment with the rules of the customs union and single market after the UK leaves the EU.

Northern Ireland Office20 Dec 2017

What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on foreign and security policy co-operat

What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on foreign and security policy co-operation after the UK has left the EU.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office21 Nov 2017

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of recent cyber-attacks on critic

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect of recent cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure.

Home Office20 Nov 2017
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