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Josh MacAlister vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 0 different votes 408 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
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
54 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
484
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
243
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
241
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
224
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 649
223
+79.5 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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