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Dan Aldridge vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Dan Aldridge
Dan Aldridge
Lab Weston-super-Mare
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Dan Aldridge and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 339 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 4 different votes 339 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
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
419
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
205
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
214
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

19
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 605 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

£177,491
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£177,491
22% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Housing
29 of 32 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 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 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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