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Ian Byrne vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,005 shared comparable votes.

993 same votes 12 different votes 1,005 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
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
88 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 59 shared votes
43 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 101 shared votes
38 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 98% aligned 113 shared votes
38 Aye 75 No
88 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
88 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,199
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
656
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.6 % of votes cast
543
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
583
47.4 % of votes cast
25
2.1 % 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

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
83
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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