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Mark Sewards vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 259 of 649
Participation
80.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
441
570 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
570 eligible divisions
208
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7 % of votes cast
233
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3 % 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

146
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
158
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
47
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
8
3 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
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
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