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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 1,075 shared comparable votes.

1,068 same votes 7 different votes 1,075 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 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
100 Aye 49 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
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Benefits 88% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
100 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 149 shared votes
100 Aye 49 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

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 329 of 648
Participation
78.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 243 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,820
2,312 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
56.6 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.4 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Education
83 of 95 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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