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Rachel Gilmour vs Alberto Costa

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

Photograph of Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead
vs
Photograph of Alberto Costa
Alberto Costa
Con South Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Alberto Costa voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 168 shared comparable votes.

132 same votes 36 different votes 168 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
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 24 No
Tax 98% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 4 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 75% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 79% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

42.5 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
81.1 %
8 % above average
Rank 183 of 650
239
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,905
2,349 eligible divisions
131
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
901
47.3 % of votes cast
108
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,004
52.7 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

111
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
132
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
14
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,467
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,033,867
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,572
29 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
29
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

Housing
24 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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 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
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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