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Debbie Abrahams vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 3 different votes 374 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
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
Participation
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 247 of 650
1,704
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
631 eligible divisions
926
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1% of votes cast
778
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
80
-84.5 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28% above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
4
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

Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Transport
81 of 98 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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