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Helen Hayes vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,135 shared comparable votes.

1,112 same votes 23 different votes 1,135 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
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
42 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
42 Aye 67 No
33 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
33 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 15 No
Benefits 89% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
36 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 122 shared votes
38 Aye 84 No
105 Aye 60 No
Tax 100% aligned 165 shared votes
105 Aye 60 No
42 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
42 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,921
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,055
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
866
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
20
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

118
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
137
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
4
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

Housing
63 of 67 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 212 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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 rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 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
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