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Olivia Blake vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 875 shared comparable votes.

858 same votes 17 different votes 875 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
85 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
85 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
35 Aye 73 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 12 No
Education 97% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 103 shared votes
38 Aye 65 No
85 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
85 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 108 shared votes
35 Aye 73 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

32
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
43
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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