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Alison Bennett vs Olivia Blake

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

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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Alison Bennett and Olivia Blake voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 264 different votes 344 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 64% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
44 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
413
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
219
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.6 % of votes cast
194
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
583
47.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

128
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£141,775
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£141,775
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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