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Rachel Gilmour vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 110 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 84 different votes 110 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Education 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 2 No
Housing 20% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 3 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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
46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
575 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
44.2 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
148
55.8 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Appearances
46
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 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
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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