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Ashley Dalton vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 506 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 11 different votes 506 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
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
10 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 65% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
43 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
22 Aye 56 No
10 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 539 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
614
969 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
289
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
325
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
3 years, 9 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
108
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 359 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
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
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