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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,077 shared comparable votes.

1,055 same votes 22 different votes 1,077 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
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
42 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
42 Aye 58 No
36 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
33 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 15 No
Benefits 86% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 84 No
Migration 99% aligned 116 shared votes
33 Aye 83 No
82 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
82 Aye 46 No
42 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
42 Aye 58 No
36 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,839
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,017
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
822
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
18
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
172
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
16
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
80 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 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
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
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
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
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