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Rachel Blake vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 302 different votes 309 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
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
471
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
241
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
230
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
102
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Contributions
76
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
85 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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