Compare

Rachel Gilmour vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 109 different votes 138 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 33% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 14 No
Tax 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 18% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

42.4%
30% below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
255
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,387 eligible divisions
142
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.6% of votes cast
113
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
655
44.4% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

125
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Appearances
83
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
154
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
Contributions
134
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 5 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API