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Rachel Gilmour vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Jim Shannon voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 55 different votes 221 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 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 25 No
Tax 98% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 81% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 71% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 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 632 of 649
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 88 of 649
240
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,011
2,354 eligible divisions
132
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,038
51.6 % of votes cast
108
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
973
48.4 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

110
+34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
1,203
+1127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
131
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Contributions
1,482
+1348.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No rebel
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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