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Dr Rupa Huq vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

1,033 same votes 17 different votes 1,050 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
79 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
79 Aye 59 No
35 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 18 No
Benefits 87% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
39 Aye 83 No
79 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
79 Aye 59 No
35 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
35 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

73.5%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,777
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
971
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
74
-90.6 vs Commons average
Rank 460 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
3 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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Trade
78 of 94 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
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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