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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Rachel Blake

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Rachel Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 382 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 12 different votes 382 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
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
40 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 389 of 650
Participation
83.6%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
456
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
636 eligible divisions
237
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
51.7% of votes cast
219
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
257
48.3% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
87
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
163
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
Contributions
120
-49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 32 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
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
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API