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Alan Gemmell vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 316 different votes 322 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
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

56
-26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Appearances
18
-64.2 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
64
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
23
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 595 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
9
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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