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Rachel Blake vs Sam Carling

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


Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 2 different votes 449 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
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
55 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 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
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API