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Mike Kane vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 987 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 28 different votes 987 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
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No
16 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
16 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 14 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 90 shared votes
37 Aye 53 No
37 Aye 74 No
Migration 98% aligned 111 shared votes
39 Aye 72 No
74 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
74 Aye 43 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
1,743
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
984
56.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
759
43.5% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
12 years, 9 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

41
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 650
Appearances
35
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
54
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Contributions
40
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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
76 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 68 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Migration
139 of 171 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
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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