MP for Tiverton and Minehead
“A centrist Lib Dem MP who mostly backs her party but has two notable rebel votes, and serves on the Public Accounts Committee.”
Rachel Gilmour is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, elected in July 2024. She serves on the Public Accounts Committee (since 2024-10-28) and on the Licensing Hours Extensions Bill committee (since 2025-06-04). She is described as centrist with a very high level of party loyalty (99%).
Her party loyalty is very high at 99% (below the party average on attendance, which is 8% versus 19%). She shows a mixed voting record: she has generally supported mental health services, climate change measures and renter protections, and has generally backed prison sentencing, while she has more often opposed workers’ rights protections and trade union powers. She has two recorded rebel votes against her party on the End of Life Bill (New Clause 2) in 2025 and on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Second Reading) in 2024.
She has six declared financial interests: two entries for visits outside the UK, one for general employment and earnings, one for ongoing paid employment, one for gifts/benefits/hospitality from UK sources, and one for land and property (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Liberal Democrat average: 19%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Liberal Democrat average: 100%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
2 positions
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Since Jun 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Since Oct 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
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Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
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Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
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Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
Parliamentary role · 4 Jun 2025
Public Accounts Committee
Parliamentary role · 28 Oct 2024
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
