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Jeff Smith vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Jeff Smith and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,021 shared comparable votes.

1,012 same votes 9 different votes 1,021 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
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
39 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
29 Aye 81 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
31 Aye 79 No
86 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 137 shared votes
86 Aye 51 No
39 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
39 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,914
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
875
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
70
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 462 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£284,126
26% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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
62 of 67 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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