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Rachel Blake vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Steve Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 0 different votes 222 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
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 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
62.1%
10% below average
Rank 555 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,476
2,376 eligible divisions
252
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
863
58.5% of votes cast
237
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
613
41.5% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

68
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
46
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
89
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650
Contributions
410
+263.1 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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