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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 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
80.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
570 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
306
+172.2 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
47
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 509 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
10
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
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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