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Rachel Gilmour vs Shivani Raja

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 Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Shivani Raja voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 155 shared comparable votes.

109 same votes 46 different votes 155 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
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 21 No
Tax 97% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 76% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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 632 of 649
Participation
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 540 of 649
243
573 eligible divisions
Total votes
361
573 eligible divisions
133
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
182
50.4 % of votes cast
110
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
179
49.6 % of votes cast
3
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

112
+35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Appearances
3
-73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 649
131
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 649
Contributions
3
-132.8 vs Commons average
Rank 630 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
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
22 of 29 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API