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Alan Gemmell vs Sonia Kumar

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 Sonia Kumar
Sonia Kumar
Lab Dudley

Voting alignment

Alan Gemmell and Sonia Kumar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
Participation
82.2 %
10 % above average
Rank 156 of 649
455
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
568 eligible divisions
240
52.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
52.9 % of votes cast
215
47.3 % of votes cast
No votes
220
47.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-44.4 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
92
+18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
35
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Contributions
101
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£195,259
all imported IPSA years
£170,626
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,259
14 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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