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Ruth Cadbury vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
55 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
55 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 649
Participation
80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 196 of 649
1,763
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
568 eligible divisions
983
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
780
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Appearances
38
-37.2 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
72
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Contributions
46
-87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
59 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 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
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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