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Matt Western vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 0 different votes 338 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
27 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
575 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.6 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Appearances
50
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
113
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 649
Contributions
58
-80.6 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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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