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John McDonnell vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,140 shared comparable votes.

1,120 same votes 20 different votes 1,140 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
100 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
100 Aye 51 No
38 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
38 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
32 Aye 18 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Education 89% aligned 53 shared votes
38 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 92% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 9 No
Energy 96% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 97% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
42 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 110 shared votes
42 Aye 68 No

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

Voting record

79.0%
7% above average
Rank 220 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,910
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,038
54.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
872
45.7% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
24
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
186
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 186 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
7
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
75 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye rebel
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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