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James Asser vs Alan Gemmell

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


Voting alignment

James Asser and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 11 different votes 426 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
41 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

85.7%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 650
Participation
77.7%
5% above average
Rank 252 of 650
545
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
636 eligible divisions
275
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
52.0% of votes cast
270
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
237
48.0% of votes cast
14
2.6% 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

58
-38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
78
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
76
-92.2 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
93
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API