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Olivia Blake vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Helen Whately voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 994 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 961 different votes 994 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
10 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 97 shared votes
56 Aye 41 No
34 Aye 82 No
Migration 3% aligned 116 shared votes
79 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
15 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
644
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
580
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
68
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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