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Olivia Blake vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Dan Carden voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 945 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 17 different votes 945 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
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
104 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
32 Aye 60 No
34 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
34 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 17 No
Benefits 89% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 55 No
Migration 97% aligned 78 shared votes
21 Aye 57 No
104 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
104 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 92 shared votes
32 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
Participation
69.1%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 650
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,495
2,162 eligible divisions
664
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
825
55.2% of votes cast
600
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
670
44.8% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
31
-63.5 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
42
-122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 564 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 189 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Transport
55 of 67 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Migration
126 of 154 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 90 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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