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Catherine West vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

1,017 same votes 10 different votes 1,027 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
77 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
77 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
38 Aye 62 No
43 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 12 No
Housing 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
77 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
77 Aye 50 No
38 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
38 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,775
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
958
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
817
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
8
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
63
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 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
Closure motion 16 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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