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Rachel Gilmour vs Laura Trott

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 Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Laura Trott voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 23 different votes 127 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 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 20 No
Tax 97% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 64% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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 650
Participation
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 316 of 650
236
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,220
1,626 eligible divisions
128
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
630
51.6 % of votes cast
108
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
590
48.4 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

112
+41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
30
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
134
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
46
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 499 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
£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,794
26 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 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
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes
#5
Defence
57 of 69 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
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 Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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