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Blake Stephenson vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Blake Stephenson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 358 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 352 different votes 358 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
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
42 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 326 of 650
447
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
1,688 eligible divisions
205
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
656
52.4% of votes cast
242
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

107
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
Appearances
34
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
225
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
38
-124.0 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,629
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£203,629
10% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
6
4 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Tax
93 of 114 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
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
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
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