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Olivia Blake vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 272 different votes 278 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
13 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 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
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
358
526 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
47.2 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
189
52.8 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
68
+7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
77
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
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
Tax
100 of 108 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 23 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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: 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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