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Olivia Blake vs Damian Hinds

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 Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds
Con East Hampshire

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Damian Hinds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,047 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,047 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
12 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 86 No
Migration 3% aligned 119 shared votes
83 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,034
2,354 eligible divisions
644
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
976
48.0 % of votes cast
580
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,058
52.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
67
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
105
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,055,176
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£219,626
3 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Migration
160 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
56 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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