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Rachel Gilmour vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Apsana Begum voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 115 different votes 177 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 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 64% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 5 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

42.4%
30% below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,152
1,658 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
52.1% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
552
47.9% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
95
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Housing
24 of 32 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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