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Rachel Gilmour vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 148 different votes 174 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
8 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 12 No
Housing 28% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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 630 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

125
+41.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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