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Olivia Blake vs Mr Will Forster

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
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Mr Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 267 different votes 346 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 2 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
31 Aye 45 No
2 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
Appearances
170
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 649
Contributions
214
+75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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