Rachel Gilmour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
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Rachel Gilmour is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
250
Votes Cast
£174,467
Expenses 2024-25
3,507
Majority
38.6%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£174,467
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 47,491 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
277
Written Questions
13
Oral Questions
161
Debates Spoken In⚑
219
Speeches⚑
250
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2 AYEFinance Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 3 Mar 2025
Finance Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 3 Mar 2025
1 AYE1 NOInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill
2 votes · 25 Feb 2025
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill
2 votes · 25 Feb 2025
2 AYEWater (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 28 Jan 2025
3 AYEArmed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 21 Jan 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 21 Jan 2025
2 AYE1 NORenters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 14 Jan 2025
4 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Dec 2024
Financial Interests(5)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The National Liberal Club
Free membership of TNLC for 18 months
9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
£1,676
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The National Liberal Club
Free membership of TNLC for 18 months
9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Name of donor
- The National Liberal Club
- Address of donor
- 1 Whitehall Place SW1
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Free membership of TNLC for 18 months, value £1,675.85
- Date received
- 9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
- Date accepted
- 20 July 2024
- Donor status
- other (Members' Club)
Registered 3 October 2024
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
£768
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
- Name of donor
- UK Friends of Ukraine
- Address of donor
- 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- YES Conference pass, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £768.04
- Destination of visit
- Ukraine
- Dates of visit
- 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Parliamentary delegation to attend YES Conference and build relationship with Ukrainian allies.
Registered 27 October 2025
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
£128
Visits outside the UK
UK Friends of Ukraine
- Name of donor
- UK Friends of Ukraine
- Address of donor
- 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0DQ
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Meals and hospitality (£127.81), excursion (£46.15) and rail transfers (£224.03), value £398
- Destination of visit
- Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, Pripyat, Chisinau (Moldova))
- Dates of visit
- 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
- Purpose of visit
- Attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference, fostering good relations between UK and Ukraine MPs.
Registered 13 March 2026
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
—
Employment and earnings
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services
- District Councillor
- Until
- 14 March 2025.
- Payer
- Mid Devon District Council (Local Government), Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6PP
Registered 24 July 2024; updated 13 November 2025
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
17 May 2025
Rental income: from 27 May 2025
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Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
17 May 2025 Rental income: from 27 May 2025
- Type of land/property
- Residential property (Semi detached cottage)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- Bampton
- Interest held
- from 17 May 2025
- Rental income
- from 27 May 2025
Registered 1 October 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachel in Parliament
Russia: Sanctions
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her European counterparts on collective sanctions against Russia.
Pension Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners have lost entitlement to Pension Credit as a result of their calculated entitlement being short by 50p or less.
Bus Services: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of funding available for demand responsive transport and (b) introducing
Telephone Systems
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the planned switchover from landlines to digital technologies by January 2
Valuation Office Agency: Standards
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the size of the backlog on Valuation Office Agency decisions.
Disadvantaged: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the English indices of deprivation to include rurality a
Crime: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of funding for specialised rural crime teams.
Retail Trade: Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with retailers on the safety and security of people who are lone working in stores.
Pets: Disease Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle human health risks associated with spot on pet treatments containing (a) fipronil a
Crime: Rural Areas
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of rural crime.
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