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Greg Smith vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,110 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,085 different votes 1,110 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
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 30 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
70 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 118 shared votes
46 Aye 72 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 37 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
37 Aye 86 No
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 36 No
Education 0% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

231
+141.0 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
35
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
39
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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