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Olivia Blake vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,088 shared comparable votes.

1,080 same votes 8 different votes 1,088 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
92 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
92 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 83 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
35 Aye 85 No
41 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 103 shared votes
40 Aye 63 No
92 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
92 Aye 50 No
42 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
42 Aye 15 No
34 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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