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Rachel Blake vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 234 different votes 257 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
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 11 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

67
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 649
Appearances
108
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
89
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Contributions
151
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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