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Rachel Blake vs Sir John Hayes

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 Sir John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 346 different votes 356 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
54 Aye 30 No
Tax 1% aligned 84 shared votes
29 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 133 of 649
Participation
81.9 %
9 % above average
Rank 162 of 649
479
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
248
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2 % of votes cast
231
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8 % of votes cast
2
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

65
-12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
Appearances
111
+33.4 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
99
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
233
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
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