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Josh MacAlister vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington
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Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Josh MacAlister and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 9 different votes 422 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
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 38 shared votes
30 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 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

81.8%
9% above average
Rank 154 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 650
518
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,266
1,701 eligible divisions
262
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
666
52.6% of votes cast
256
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

90
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
246
+78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
38
-129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£223,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£223,568
1% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
6
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Education
49 of 50 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API