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Rachel Gilmour vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 145 different votes 173 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 15 No
Tax 3% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 5 No
Defence 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 2 No
Education 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 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
68.3%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,616
2,366 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
54.9% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
729
45.1% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

123
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
20
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
20
-117.1 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
53 of 66 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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