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Deirdre Costigan vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

91.0 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
517
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
270
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
247
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

12
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 649
Appearances
33
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
17
-115.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Contributions
40
-92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
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