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Rachel Gilmour vs Mr Toby Perkins

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 Toby Perkins
Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Mr Toby Perkins voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 158 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 17% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 3% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
959
55.3 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
774
44.7 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 650
138
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
Contributions
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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
£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,578
36 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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 31 votes
#1
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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 Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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