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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 1,093 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,068 different votes 1,093 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
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
68 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 115 shared votes
45 Aye 70 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 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
33 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
17% above average
Rank 29 of 649
Participation
74.6%
3% above average
Rank 314 of 649
1,464
1,650 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,231
1,650 eligible divisions
713
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.5% of votes cast
751
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
585
47.5% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

203
+123.0 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 649
Appearances
38
-42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
240
+100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 649
Contributions
43
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649

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
10
3 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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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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