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Alan Gemmell vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Sarah Bool voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 332 different votes 337 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
31 Aye 56 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
Participation
71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
462
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
575 eligible divisions
243
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
174
42.3 % of votes cast
219
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
237
57.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 111 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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