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Rachel Gilmour vs Steve Darling

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 Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Steve Darling voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 7 different votes 261 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
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 98% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

42.8%
30% below average
Rank 631 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
272
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
636 eligible divisions
151
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
121
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
3
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
167
+70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
164
-5.2 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
200
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 176 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 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

Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
24 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 33 votes
Crime / Justice
36 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
17 of 32 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Opposition Day: Tax 15 Jul 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
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