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Olivia Blake vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 631 shared comparable votes.

564 same votes 67 different votes 631 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
18 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 17 No
Benefits 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 26 No
Tax 65% aligned 91 shared votes
63 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 6 No
Energy 80% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 81% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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