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Kate Dearden vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

359 same votes 0 different votes 359 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
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.1%
13% above average
Rank 74 of 649
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 207 of 649
508
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
590 eligible divisions
247
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
52.3% of votes cast
261
51.4% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
206
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
7
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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 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
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