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Rachel Blake vs Mr Will Forster

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 Mr Will Forster
Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

75 same votes 278 different votes 353 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
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 73% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 44% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 38% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 4% aligned 74 shared votes
29 Aye 45 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
10% above average
Rank 134 of 650
Participation
75.0%
2% above average
Rank 315 of 650
494
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
595 eligible divisions
254
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
53.4% of votes cast
240
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
208
46.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Appearances
185
+99.8 vs Commons average
Rank 29 of 650
90
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
229
+80.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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