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Rachel Blake vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 340 different votes 348 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
31 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
479
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
248
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
943
47.7 % of votes cast
231
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Appearances
45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
96
-42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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: New Clause 106 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
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