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Rachel Gilmour vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Olivia Blake voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 146 different votes 205 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
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 83% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 38% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 25 No
Tax 2% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 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
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

125
+41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
37
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
154
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Contributions
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 542 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Aye
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