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Alan Gemmell

Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, since 4 July 2024

Alan Gemmell is the Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Scorecard

80.3% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
462 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
113 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
10 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
66 Debates spoken in 14 written questions tabled

Ranked 170 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 No 80–298
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 No 99–371
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 No 170–301
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 171–302
21 May 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 68–242
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Aye 307–171
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) No 104–316
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) No 78–408
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) No 104–317
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) No 108–323
28 Apr 2026 Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 304–28
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 308–81
28 Apr 2026 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 Aye 335–158
28 Apr 2026 Privilege No 223–335
27 Apr 2026 Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X Aye 272–64
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Aye 279–176
27 Apr 2026 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) Aye 279–164
27 Apr 2026 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 Aye 271–171
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C Aye 269–170
27 Apr 2026 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) Aye 270–170
27 Apr 2026 English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C Aye 273–167
22 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F No vote 253–143
22 Apr 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X No vote 260–161
22 Apr 2026 Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B No vote 272–149
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 deferred division No vote 380–7

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Global Media & Entertainment Limited
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Capital Jingle Bell Ball, value £500
Date received: 7 December 2025
Date accepted: 7 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 18 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Name of donor: Diageo PLC
Address of donor: 16 Great Marlborough Street, London W1F 7HS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Last Night of the Proms, value £320
Date received: 13 September 2025
Date accepted: 13 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00023307
(Registered 18 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Buildings, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Costs of a residential course attended by a member of my staff, value £1,350
Date received: 22 July 2025
Date accepted: 22 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01196043
(Registered 22 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Name of donor: Global Media & Entertainment Limited
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Capital Summertime Ball, value £500
Date received: 15 June 2025
Date accepted: 15 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 9 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Syria Britain Business Council
Address of donor: China Works, Black Prince Road SE1 7SJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1481.79), accommodation (£708.48) and travel insurance (£12.00), value £2,202.27
Destination of visit: Syria
Dates of visit: 29 June 2026 to 2 July 2026
Purpose of visit: Attendance at the first conference of the Syria Britain Business Council in Damascus.
(Registered 7 July 2026)

On the register since 14 Jul 2026

Name of donor: Great Britain China Centre
Address of donor: Kings Building, 16 Smith Square, London SW1P 3HQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Hotel, flight, food and transport, value £4,763
Destination of visit: China
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: To attend the 14th Senior Leadership Forum with the Great Britain China Centre.
(Registered 15 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: The Eleanor Crook Foundation
Address of donor: 1049 30th Street North West, Washington, DC 20007, US
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International flight (£1278.30), internal flight (£80.00), local transport (£373.33), accommodation (£420.00), travel insurance (£36.70), and subsistence (£150.00), value £2,338.33
Destination of visit: Angola
Dates of visit: 15 February 2026 to 20 March 2026
Purpose of visit: To see the land-mine clearance work of the Halo Trust in Angola and meet representatives of national and federal governments.
(Registered 16 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £632.32 flights £632.32
Destination of visit: Bahrain
Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit for parliamentarians as part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme and arranged by the scheme.
(Registered 22 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: 30th State Productions Limited
Nature of business: It has rights to a book I have written and am publishing.
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Spouse
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Director, 30th State Productions Limited
(Registered 1 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

66 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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