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Heidi Alexander vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Heidi Alexander and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 10 different votes 327 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
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 80% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

62.6%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
398
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
191
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
207
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% 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, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Appearances
38
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
580
+410.8 vs Commons average
Rank 18 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£178,830
21% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
6
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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
27 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Trade
8 of 10 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Housing
26 of 33 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 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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
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. 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
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
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