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Gerald Jones

Gerald Jones

Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

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

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

7,447

Recent swing

-6.9% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

Gerald voted with the majority

VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Gerald voted with the majority

VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Gerald voted with the majority

Where Gerald fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Gerald Jones

Gerald Jones

Member of Parliament

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Welsh Affairs Committee
  • Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill