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Olivia Blake vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

1,085 same votes 8 different votes 1,093 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
93 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
93 Aye 57 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 No
41 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
41 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 14 No
Benefits 91% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 114 shared votes
29 Aye 85 No
93 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
93 Aye 57 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
51.5 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
615
48.5 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
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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