Gerald Jones
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Region
- Wales
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 86%
- Debates contributed to
- 39
- Registered interests
- 2
- Declared value
- £4,500
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Gerald Jones is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, first elected in May 2015, and is in the longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. He cast 461 votes from 534 eligible divisions for an 86% participation rate, ranking in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation and top 25% of MPs elected in 2015 by votes cast. However, he ranks in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation with 52 contributions across 39 debates, and similarly in the bottom 10% of MPs elected in 2015 by debate contributions, representing a significant divergence as he ranks far higher for voting than for debate contributions. His top debate topics are Foreign Affairs & Defence, Parliamentary Procedure, and Devolution, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
466 / 539
86.46%
Ranked #77 of 655 MPs (88th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
39 / 11985
52 total contributions
Ranked #620 of 655 MPs (5th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
2
£4,500.00
Ranked #546 of 655 MPs (17th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Gerald Jones is the Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.
Constituencies
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Jul 2024 – present
- Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney May 2015 – May 2024 · 3 terms
Posts held
- Assistant Whip Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Minister (Scotland) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Dec 2021 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Wales) Apr 2020 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Defence) Jul 2017 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Wales) Oct 2016 – Jul 2017 · Opposition