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Rachel Gilmour vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 144 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 130 different votes 144 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
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Defence 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
147 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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