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Cat Eccles vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

268 same votes 8 different votes 276 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
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
369
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
636 eligible divisions
164
44.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
52.0% of votes cast
205
55.6% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.0% of votes cast
10
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
79
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
149
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Contributions
94
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
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

Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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