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Alison McGovern vs Alan Gemmell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alison McGovern
Alison McGovern
Lab Birkenhead
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Alison McGovern and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 0 different votes 312 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
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
39 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

70.0%
3% below average
Rank 432 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
1,663
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
922
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
741
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Appearances
59
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
430
+284.3 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£303,304
34% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 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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