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Rachel Gilmour vs Lisa Smart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Lisa Smart voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 216 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 2 different votes 216 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
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 24 No
Tax 98% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 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 633 of 649
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
575 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.2 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
174
45.8 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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
£239,061
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£239,061
6 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
20
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API