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Olivia Blake vs Freddie van Mierlo

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 Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
LD Henley and Thame

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Freddie van Mierlo voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 142 different votes 198 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 30% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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
40.9 %
32 % below average
Rank 635 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
235
575 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
54.0 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
108
46.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
Appearances
81
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
Contributions
103
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£177,310
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,310
22 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
19 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Energy
10 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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