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Olivia Blake vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Harriet Cross voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 308 different votes 313 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
7 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 6% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
29 Aye 39 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
590 eligible divisions
649
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
47.0% of votes cast
590
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
228
53.0% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Appearances
121
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
207
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
53 of 64 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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
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