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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
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Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

227 same votes 8 different votes 235 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
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 45% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 11 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
30 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
283
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
124
43.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
159
56.2% of votes cast
No votes
602
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, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
38
-59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
2 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
11 of 14 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Tax
64 of 122 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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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