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Rachel Blake vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 3 different votes 381 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
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
48 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 650
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
527
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,417 eligible divisions
272
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
926
54.3% of votes cast
255
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
778
45.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

80
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
102
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
80
-83.8 vs Commons average
Rank 451 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
80 of 97 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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