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Rachel Gilmour vs Mr Peter Bedford

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 Peter Bedford
Mr Peter Bedford
Con Mid Leicestershire

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Mr Peter Bedford voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

143 same votes 38 different votes 181 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
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Education 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

42.4%
30% below average
Rank 630 of 649
Participation
73.1%
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
590 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
194
45.0% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
237
55.0% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
75
-68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£238,962
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£238,962
6% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
32 of 39 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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