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Alan Gemmell vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 364 different votes 371 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
32 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
87.7%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,658 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
714
49.1% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
83
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,626
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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