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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 590 shared comparable votes.

518 same votes 72 different votes 590 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

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
67
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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