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Alistair Strathern vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 492 shared comparable votes.

482 same votes 10 different votes 492 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
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 8 No
Benefits 76% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 28 No
Migration 95% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
65 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
65 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
636
800 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
326
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
310
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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