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Jesse Norman vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Jesse Norman and Olivia Blake voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 834 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 802 different votes 834 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
12 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 15% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 17 No
Housing 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
52 Aye 40 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 92 shared votes
38 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
33 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
791
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
922
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Appearances
37
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 650
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
Contributions
42
-103.7 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£134,182
41% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
8
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

Trade
87 of 91 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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