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Josh Dean vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

466 same votes 11 different votes 477 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
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
31 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 73% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Migration 75% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
56 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
56 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

93.0%
21% above average
Rank 6 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
587
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
293
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
294
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 475 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

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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