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Andrew Western vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 357 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
712
973 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
348
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
364
51.1% 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
3 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

45
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
298
+152.1 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 649
Contributions
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Education
50 of 58 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API