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Rachel Blake vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 2 different votes 228 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
37 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
37 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
527
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
281
631 eligible divisions
272
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
43.4% of votes cast
255
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
106
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 121 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API