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Olivia Blake vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 932 shared comparable votes.

929 same votes 3 different votes 932 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
90 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
33 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
27 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 42 No
Migration 97% aligned 76 shared votes
32 Aye 44 No
90 Aye 58 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
90 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 101 shared votes
33 Aye 68 No
34 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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