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Rachel Gilmour vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 131 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 24 different votes 131 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
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
18 Aye 16 No
Tax 97% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 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 632 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
240
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,350 eligible divisions
132
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
108
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
3
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
132
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Contributions
48
-78.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
17
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
6 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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
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: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
No rebel
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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