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Rachel Gilmour vs Blair McDougall

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 Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Blair McDougall voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 152 different votes 180 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
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
21 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 15% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

42.6%
30% below average
Rank 633 of 649
Participation
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 381 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
580 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
51.9% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
201
48.1% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
50
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
263
+125.9 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,467
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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