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Rachel Gilmour vs Matthew Patrick

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 Matthew Patrick
Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Matthew Patrick voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 161 different votes 194 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 31% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 24 No
Tax 2% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

42.6%
30% below average
Rank 633 of 649
Participation
80.2%
7% above average
Rank 196 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
580 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
49.2% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
236
50.8% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
28
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
95
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£174,976
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£174,976
23% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sept 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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