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Liz Twist vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,036 shared comparable votes.

1,013 same votes 23 different votes 1,036 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
84 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
84 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
38 Aye 65 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
17 Aye 35 No
35 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
35 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Benefits 87% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 76 No
Migration 98% aligned 108 shared votes
34 Aye 74 No
84 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
84 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
38 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

84.5%
12% above average
Rank 103 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,826
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
993
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
833
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
16
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

111
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
156
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 231 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
3
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
52 of 55 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 47 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 76 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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
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