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Rachel Blake vs Dame Karen Bradley

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 Dame Karen Bradley
Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 236 different votes 241 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 126 of 649
Participation
67.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 478 of 649
475
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,354 eligible divisions
245
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
739
46.7 % of votes cast
230
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
842
53.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
Appearances
50
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
102
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 649
Contributions
56
-74.3 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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