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Olivia Blake vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Paula Barker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,089 shared comparable votes.

1,087 same votes 2 different votes 1,089 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 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
85 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
30 Aye 83 No
46 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
46 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 19 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
85 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
85 Aye 53 No
30 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
30 Aye 83 No
46 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
46 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
36 Aye 16 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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
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
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
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