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Olivia Blake vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,120 shared comparable votes.

1,113 same votes 7 different votes 1,120 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
100 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
100 Aye 52 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
40 Aye 53 No
42 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
100 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
100 Aye 52 No
35 Aye 82 No
Migration 100% aligned 117 shared votes
35 Aye 82 No
40 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
40 Aye 53 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
79.1%
6% above average
Rank 221 of 649
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,879
2,376 eligible divisions
649
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,052
56.0% of votes cast
590
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
827
44.0% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649
Contributions
110
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 315 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#4
Education
84 of 96 votes
Transport
53 of 64 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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