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Rachel Gilmour vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and David Smith voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

24 same votes 150 different votes 174 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 5 No
Housing 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 15 No
Tax 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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 632 of 650
Participation
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 446 of 650
240
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
564 eligible divisions
132
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
195
49.9 % of votes cast
108
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
196
50.1 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
132
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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