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Olivia Blake vs Alex Sobel

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

Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam
vs
Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Alex Sobel voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 4 different votes 976 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
88 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
88 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
38 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
40 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
40 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
88 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
88 Aye 56 No
38 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
38 Aye 80 No
28 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 80 shared votes
28 Aye 52 No
40 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
40 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
Participation
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 389 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,509
2,106 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
822
54.5 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
687
45.5 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
103
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£328,194
45 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Education
66 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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