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Rachel Gilmour vs Sarah Smith

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 Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Sarah Smith voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

29 same votes 144 different votes 173 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 31% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 22 No
Tax 2% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 4 No
Defence 14% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

42.6%
30% below average
Rank 633 of 649
Participation
62.2%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
247
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
580 eligible divisions
136
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
192
53.2% of votes cast
111
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
169
46.8% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

123
+44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Appearances
61
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 649
150
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
78
-59.1 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£195,060
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£195,060
14% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
10 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Defence
25 of 34 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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