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Rachel Blake vs Mark Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Mark Ferguson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 2 different votes 401 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
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 136 of 649
Participation
89.3%
17% above average
Rank 24 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
590 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
279
52.9% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
248
47.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Appearances
5
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
87
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Contributions
13
-130.5 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£172,923
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£191,951
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£191,951
15% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API