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Alan Gemmell vs Rachel Hopkins

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 Rachel Hopkins
Rachel Hopkins
Lab Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Rachel Hopkins voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 461 shared comparable votes.

461 same votes 0 different votes 461 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
57 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 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
84.9%
12% above average
Rank 96 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,408
1,658 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
746
53.0% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
662
47.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% 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
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
100
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£1,064,817
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£253,152
12% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
53 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Education
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
143 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
46 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
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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