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Rachel Blake vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 364 different votes 373 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
53 Aye 32 No
Tax 1% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 129 of 650
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
1,631 eligible divisions
241
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
48.8 % of votes cast
230
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
743
51.2 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Appearances
187
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Sit in private 25 Apr 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API