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Rachel Gilmour vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Helen Grant voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

99 same votes 26 different votes 125 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
15 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 86% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

42.5 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 650
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 336 of 650
239
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,738
2,349 eligible divisions
131
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
817
47.0 % of votes cast
108
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
132
+6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
27
-98.8 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 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 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
59 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
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