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Rachel Gilmour vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 157 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 1 different votes 157 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
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 25 No
Tax 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

42.9%
29% below average
Rank 631 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 488 of 650
271
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,417 eligible divisions
151
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
926
57.5% of votes cast
120
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
684
42.5% of votes cast
3
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

135
+40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Appearances
104
+9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
163
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
191 of 212 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 49 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
36 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API