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Olivia Blake vs Mr Clive Betts

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
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Mr Clive Betts
Lab Sheffield South East

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Mr Clive Betts voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,097 shared comparable votes.

1,086 same votes 11 different votes 1,097 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
98 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
98 Aye 59 No
45 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
45 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
38 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
38 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 85% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 74 No
Migration 98% aligned 113 shared votes
37 Aye 76 No
98 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
98 Aye 59 No
45 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 113 shared votes
45 Aye 68 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
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 277 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
56.3 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
789
43.7 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
47
-91.3 vs Commons average
Rank 508 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
£3,039,074
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,690
38 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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