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Alan Gemmell vs Jim Dickson

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
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Photograph of Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Jim Dickson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 429 shared comparable votes.

429 same votes 0 different votes 429 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 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

79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
Participation
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
144
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
161
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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