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Rachel Gilmour vs Douglas McAllister

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 Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 183 different votes 211 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 13 No
Housing 21% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 19% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 21 No
Tax 2% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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 631 of 650
Participation
88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 650
240
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
564 eligible divisions
132
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
50.1 % of votes cast
108
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
248
49.9 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.0 % 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
102
+31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
132
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
121
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
59 of 61 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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