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Rachel Gilmour vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

94 same votes 33 different votes 127 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 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 97% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Benefits 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 80% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 82% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 97% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 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 632 of 649
Participation
59.3 %
13 % below average
Rank 579 of 649
240
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,397
2,354 eligible divisions
132
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
42.4 % of votes cast
108
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
804
57.6 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
Appearances
33
-42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 521 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 649
Contributions
32
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
192 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Migration
132 of 169 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 321 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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