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Rachel Blake vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Rachel Blake and Tom Rutland voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 424 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 3 different votes 424 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
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
56 Aye 37 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

83.2%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 650
516
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
620 eligible divisions
264
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.6% of votes cast
252
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
257
51.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-13.9 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
70
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
101
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Contributions
90
-71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£172,923
24% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Transport
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API