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Rachel Gilmour vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 169 different votes 212 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
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
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 10 No
Housing 19% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
20 Aye 23 No
Tax 2% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

42.3 %
30 % below average
Rank 633 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
1
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 638 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
1
-137.3 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
6
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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
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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