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Jake Richards vs Rachel Reeves

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Rachel Reeves voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 69 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 0 different votes 69 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
18 Aye 1 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 1 No
Tax 100% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 650
Participation
50.0%
23% below average
Rank 623 of 650
432
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
2,387 eligible divisions
222
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
57.3% of votes cast
210
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
509
42.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

69
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
67
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
274
+125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
535
+386.6 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£291,343
29% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
33 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
115 of 171 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
59 of 94 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API