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Rachel Gilmour vs Dawn Butler

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 Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Dawn Butler voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 126 different votes 162 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Defence 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 16 No
Tax 3% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 25 shared votes
9 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 633 of 649
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 528 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,514
2,361 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
841
55.5 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
673
44.5 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
64
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,721
27 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
172 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Education
72 of 96 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
68 of 91 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 77 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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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