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Chris Law vs Olivia Blake

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Olivia Blake voted the same way 88% of the time, based on 587 shared comparable votes.

516 same votes 71 different votes 587 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
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 35 No
Tax 55% aligned 95 shared votes
67 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

51.9 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
1,214
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,209
1,619 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
52.4 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
575
47.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 650
Appearances
27
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
70
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
35
-84.9 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Education
65 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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