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Rachel Blake vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

473 same votes 12 different votes 485 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 650
Participation
90.0%
18% above average
Rank 19 of 650
527
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
568
631 eligible divisions
272
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
282
49.6% of votes cast
255
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
286
50.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
14
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
75
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 650
106
-58.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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