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Rachel Gilmour vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Chris Ward voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 151 different votes 181 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
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 28% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 24 No
Tax 2% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 17% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
72.6%
same as average
Rank 368 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
580 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
52
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
230
+92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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
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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