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Rachel Blake vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Dave Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 468 shared comparable votes.

464 same votes 4 different votes 468 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
55 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
55 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
55 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
87.1%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
516
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
540
620 eligible divisions
264
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
53.3% of votes cast
252
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
252
46.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
Appearances
122
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 650
106
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
Contributions
158
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% 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
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API