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Olivia Blake vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,064 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,039 different votes 1,064 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
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 5 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 115 shared votes
68 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 86 No
Migration 0% aligned 123 shared votes
86 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 49 shared votes
14 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 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 329 of 648
Participation
89.2 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,422
1,594 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
48.5 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
733
51.5 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 648
Appearances
159
+98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
229
+120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 68 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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