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Ed Miliband vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 733 shared comparable votes.

727 same votes 6 different votes 733 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
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 105 shared votes
25 Aye 80 No
46 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
46 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
27 Aye 45 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

54.3%
18% below average
Rank 607 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,307
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
724
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
637
+482.4 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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