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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 280 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 275 different votes 280 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 7 No
Housing 6% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
27 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 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 329 of 648
Participation
73.6 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
387
526 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
179
46.3 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
208
53.7 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 648
Appearances
93
+32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
166
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 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
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
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
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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