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Ed Miliband vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 152 shared comparable votes.

152 same votes 0 different votes 152 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
21 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 10 No
Tax 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

54.8%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 219 of 650
1,307
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
601 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
52.5% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
226
47.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 650
Appearances
61
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
637
+487.9 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
71
-78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
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

Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
38 of 42 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
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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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