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Joe Robertson vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 363 different votes 372 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
444
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
201
45.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
243
54.7% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

157
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
257
+114.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
3 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
28 of 32 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Tax
95 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
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