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Alice Macdonald vs Olivia Blake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 10 different votes 416 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
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
34 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
29 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 650
516
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
1,701 eligible divisions
255
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
52.6% of votes cast
261
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
Appearances
34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
44
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
Contributions
38
-129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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