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Rachel Gilmour vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Chris McDonald voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 155 different votes 187 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 31% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 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
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 258 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
580 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2% 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
93
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
407
+269.9 vs Commons average
Rank 33 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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
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