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Olivia Blake vs Chris Elmore

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 Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Chris Elmore voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

1,073 same votes 9 different votes 1,082 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
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
43 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
43 Aye 60 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
39 Aye 86 No
Migration 98% aligned 125 shared votes
37 Aye 88 No
85 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 132 shared votes
85 Aye 47 No
43 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
43 Aye 60 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
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.0 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
815
45.0 % 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
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£343,439
52 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
58 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 165 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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