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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 1,065 shared comparable votes.

1,057 same votes 8 different votes 1,065 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 No
44 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
44 Aye 65 No
40 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
40 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
93 Aye 54 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 329 of 648
Participation
77.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,594 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
51.9 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
594
48.1 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 648
Appearances
21
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
26
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 648

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
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 68 votes
#1
Defence
54 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Education
63 of 68 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
40 of 45 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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