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Rachel Blake vs Patricia Ferguson

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 Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 12 different votes 428 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
62 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
62 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 96% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
62 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
62 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.6%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
Participation
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
532
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
505
636 eligible divisions
275
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.9% of votes cast
257
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
248
49.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
113
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
120
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 650
Contributions
157
-11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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