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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.


Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,098 shared comparable votes.

1,088 same votes 10 different votes 1,098 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

74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
649
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
590
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
5
2 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
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Transport
53 of 64 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API