diff --git a/classes/Search/Normal.php b/classes/Search/Normal.php
index fdfc426fce..5c8f584d13 100644
--- a/classes/Search/Normal.php
+++ b/classes/Search/Normal.php
@@ -143,12 +143,7 @@ private function find_members() {
         $searchstring = trim(preg_replace('#-?[a-z]+:[a-z0-9]+#', '', $this->searchstring));
         if (!$searchstring) return array();
 
-        $members = array();
-
-        $q = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring);
-        foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $members[] = $row['person_id'];
-        }
+        $members = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring);
 
         $db = new \ParlDB;
         $q = $db->query("SELECT person FROM moffice WHERE position LIKE :pos ORDER BY from_date DESC, moffice_id",
diff --git a/classes/Search/ParseArgs.php b/classes/Search/ParseArgs.php
index 9e9755f616..0a561a4b38 100644
--- a/classes/Search/ParseArgs.php
+++ b/classes/Search/ParseArgs.php
@@ -78,12 +78,7 @@ private function parse_person_params() {
 
         # Searching from MP pages
         if ($searchspeaker = trim(get_http_var('person'))) {
-            $q = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup($searchspeaker);
-            $pids = array();
-            foreach ($q as $row) {
-                $pids[$row['person_id']] = true;
-            }
-            $pids = array_keys($pids);
+            $pids = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup($searchspeaker);
             if (count($pids) > 0) {
                 $searchstring .= ' speaker:' . join(' speaker:', $pids);
             }
diff --git a/classes/Utility/Search.php b/classes/Utility/Search.php
index e9870f15e5..38e36ca7ec 100644
--- a/classes/Utility/Search.php
+++ b/classes/Utility/Search.php
@@ -180,22 +180,30 @@ public static function searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring, $current_only=false)
 
         $db = new \ParlDB;
         $q = $db->query("SELECT person_id FROM person_names WHERE type='name' AND ($where)", $params);
-        return $q;
+
+        # Check for redirects
+        $pids = array();
+        foreach ($q as $row) {
+            $pid = $row['person_id'];
+            $redirect = $db->query("SELECT gid_to FROM gidredirect WHERE gid_from = :gid_from",
+                array(':gid_from' => "uk.org.publicwhip/person/$pid")
+            )->first();
+            if ($redirect) {
+                $pid = str_replace('uk.org.publicwhip/person/', '', $redirect['gid_to']);
+            }
+            $pids[] = $pid;
+        }
+
+        return array_unique($pids);
     }
 
     public static function searchMemberDbLookupWithNames($searchstring, $current_only=false) {
-        $q = self::searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring, $current_only);
+        $pids = self::searchMemberDbLookup($searchstring, $current_only);
 
-        if (!$q->rows()) {
-            return $q;
+        if (!count($pids)) {
+            return $pids;
         }
 
-        $person_ids = array();
-        foreach ($q as $row) {
-            $pid = $row['person_id'];
-            $person_ids[$pid] = 1;
-        }
-        $pids = array_keys($person_ids);
         $pids_str = join(',', $pids);
 
         $where = '';
diff --git a/tests/SearchTest.php b/tests/SearchTest.php
index 979cdaa617..5a476ca421 100644
--- a/tests/SearchTest.php
+++ b/tests/SearchTest.php
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ public function testSearchMemberDbLookupSingleName()
         // Test a single (first) name.
         $results = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup('Joseph');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $results->rows());
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $results->first()['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($results));
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $results[0]);
 
         // Test a single (last) name.
         $results = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup('Bloggs');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $results->rows());
-        $this->assertEquals(2, $results->first()['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, cout($results));
+        $this->assertEquals(2, $results[0]);
 
     }
 
@@ -65,20 +65,20 @@ public function testSearchMemberDbLookupFullName()
         // Test a full name.
         $results = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup('Mary Smith');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $results->rows());
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $results->first()['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($results));
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $results[0]);
 
         // Test an inverse full name.
         $results = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup('Smith Mary');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $results->rows());
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $results->first()['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($results));
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $results[0]);
 
         // Test a name with title.
         $results = \MySociety\TheyWorkForYou\Utility\Search::searchMemberDbLookup('Mrs Smith');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(1, $results->rows());
-        $this->assertEquals(3, $results->first()['person_id']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, count($results));
+        $this->assertEquals(3, $results[0]);
 
     }
 
diff --git a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/alert/index.php b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/alert/index.php
index f44038c31d..6926a9531a 100644
--- a/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/alert/index.php
+++ b/www/includes/easyparliament/templates/html/alert/index.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
       <?php
           if(
-              (isset($members) && $members->rows() > 0) ||
+              (isset($members) && count($members)) ||
               (isset($constituencies) && count($constituencies) > 0) ||
               ($alertsearch)
           ) {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <div class="alert-section alert-section--disambiguation">
             <div class="alert-section__primary">
 
-              <?php if (isset($members) && $members->rows() > 0) {
+              <?php if (isset($members) && count($members)) {
                   $member_options = true; ?>
                 <h3>Sign up for alerts when people matching <i><?= _htmlspecialchars($alertsearch) ?></i> speaks</h3>
                 <ul>