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Dame Meg Hillier vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,039 shared comparable votes.

1,016 same votes 23 different votes 1,039 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
97 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
37 Aye 71 No
41 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 95 shared votes
41 Aye 54 No
42 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
97 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
37 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
37 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
1% above average
Rank 343 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,775
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
994
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
781
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
278
+113.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
9
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 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
No
Closure motion 16 Oct 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Oct 2026
Tax
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
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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