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Rebecca Smith vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 279 different votes 286 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
2 Aye 8 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.8 %
3 % below average
Rank 434 of 650
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 198 of 650
393
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
451
563 eligible divisions
185
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
52.3 % of votes cast
208
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.7 % 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

128
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
228
+102.2 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
34
-91.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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