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Rachel Blake vs Claire Hughes

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

Photograph of Rachel Blake
Rachel Blake
Lab Cities of London and Westminster
vs
Photograph of Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Claire Hughes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 430 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 2 different votes 430 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
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
Participation
89.6 %
17 % above average
Rank 23 of 649
479
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
515
575 eligible divisions
248
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
51.8 % of votes cast
231
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
2
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
2
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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 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 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API