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Matt Rodda vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Matt Rodda and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,173 shared comparable votes.

1,148 same votes 25 different votes 1,173 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
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No
42 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
39 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
39 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 18 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 15 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 123 shared votes
39 Aye 84 No
104 Aye 50 No
Tax 99% aligned 154 shared votes
105 Aye 49 No
46 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 117 shared votes
46 Aye 71 No

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

Voting record

81.7%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,767
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
962
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
805
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

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 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

£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£254,181
12% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Housing
52 of 55 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Education
70 of 76 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 76 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
No rebel
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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