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Rachel Gilmour vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 135 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 20 different votes 135 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
3 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 17 No
Tax 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 87% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 17 No
Tax 97% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 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 632 of 650
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 650
236
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,824
2,344 eligible divisions
128
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
108
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
934
51.2 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 89 of 650
Appearances
60
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
132
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
75
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes
#5
Transport
77 of 92 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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