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Rachel Gilmour vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Michael Shanks voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 138 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 112 different votes 138 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Defence 19% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 16 No
Tax 3% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
763 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
234
48.0 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
254
52.0 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
99
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
386
+247.7 vs Commons average
Rank 38 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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 Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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