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Christian Wakeford vs Rachel Blake

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Rachel Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 2 different votes 404 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
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
43 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
563 eligible divisions
673
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.2 % of votes cast
730
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.8 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.6 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
1
-124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
68 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API