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Adam Thompson vs Rachel Blake

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

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Rachel Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 497 shared comparable votes.

494 same votes 3 different votes 497 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
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 31 No
Tax 99% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

92.4%
20% above average
Rank 8 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 129 of 650
572
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
515
619 eligible divisions
281
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.1% of votes cast
291
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
252
48.9% of votes cast
2
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650
Appearances
77
-13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
118
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
97
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21% below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API