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Helen Grant vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Helen Grant and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 820 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 792 different votes 820 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 7 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
39 Aye 38 No
Migration 4% aligned 77 shared votes
35 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,740
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,638 eligible divisions
819
47.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
921
52.9 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

18
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
31
-103.5 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Contributions
44
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£276,159
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
12
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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