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Alan Gemmell vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 7 different votes 377 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
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
35 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
30 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
494
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
636 eligible divisions
257
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.8% of votes cast
237
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
237
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
79
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 326 of 650
90
-77.2 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
216
+48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 153 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Housing
31 of 33 votes
#3
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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