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Sir Mel Stride vs Rachel Gilmour

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
vs
Photograph of Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
LD Tiverton and Minehead

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Rachel Gilmour voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 136 shared comparable votes.

108 same votes 28 different votes 136 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
19 Aye 15 No
Tax 97% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Energy 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
42.4%
30% below average
Rank 630 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
250
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
139
55.6% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
111
44.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
125
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,467
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£174,467
23% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
24 of 32 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
17 of 30 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
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
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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