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Mark Sewards vs Rachel Blake

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

Photograph of Mark Sewards
Mark Sewards
Lab Leeds South West and Morley
vs
Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster

Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Rachel Blake voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 1 different votes 377 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
15 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
439
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
475
568 eligible divisions
207
47.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
51.6 % of votes cast
232
52.8 % of votes cast
No votes
230
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

146
+73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
Appearances
68
-5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 649
158
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Contributions
102
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£172,923
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£172,923
24 % below average
8
3 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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