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Rachel Gilmour vs Yvette Cooper

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 Yvette Cooper
Yvette Cooper
Lab Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Voting alignment

Rachel Gilmour and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 97 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 74 different votes 97 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
62.8%
10% below average
Rank 544 of 649
250
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,493
2,376 eligible divisions
139
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
855
57.3% of votes cast
111
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
638
42.7% of votes cast
3
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

125
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
Appearances
78
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
154
+6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
1,128
+980.3 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£174,467
23% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
18 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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