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Olivia Blake vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 829 shared comparable votes.

825 same votes 4 different votes 829 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
67 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
67 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 4 No
Housing 95% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
67 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 111 shared votes
67 Aye 44 No
31 Aye 69 No
Migration 100% aligned 100 shared votes
31 Aye 69 No
23 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 76 shared votes
23 Aye 53 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
167 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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