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Alan Gemmell vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and James Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
53 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 348 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,217
1,658 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
647
53.2% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
570
46.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
97
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
757
+611.3 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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