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Alan Gemmell vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
55 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
470
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
246
52.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
224
47.7% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% 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
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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