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Deirdre Costigan vs Rachel Blake

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

Photograph of Deirdre Costigan
Deirdre Costigan
Lab Ealing Southall
vs
Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Deirdre Costigan and Rachel Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 2 different votes 398 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
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
48 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 14 of 650
Participation
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
513
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
563 eligible divisions
266
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.2 % of votes cast
247
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.8 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
19
-106.8 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£196,485
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£196,485
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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