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Rachel Gilmour vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Ben Lake voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 31 different votes 164 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 93% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 4 No
Defence 73% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 19 No
Tax 79% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 650
239
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
131
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
108
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

110
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 650
Appearances
60
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
131
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Contributions
63
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
182 of 188 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 9 Dec 2025
Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment 18 Nov 2025
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 17 Nov 2025
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API