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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 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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

86.6 %
14 % above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
496
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
573 eligible divisions
245
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.4 % of votes cast
251
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

78
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Appearances
44
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
198
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
52
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 511 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
10
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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