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Alan Gemmell vs Douglas McAllister

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

Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire
vs
Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 448 shared comparable votes.

435 same votes 13 different votes 448 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
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
53 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
53 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
Participation
88.8%
17% above average
Rank 32 of 650
494
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
565
636 eligible divisions
257
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
280
49.6% of votes cast
237
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
285
50.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Appearances
127
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
93
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Contributions
154
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£170,626
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
63 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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