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Rachel Gilmour vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 85 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 67 different votes 85 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 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
Most different by topic
3 Aye 15 No
Tax 6% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 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
2 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 612 of 649
243
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
2,361 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
729
57.6 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
537
42.4 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 98 of 649
Appearances
73
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
138
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649
Contributions
838
+699.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
59 of 91 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
107 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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