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Olivia Blake vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 291 different votes 298 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
8 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 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
70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
403
575 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
46.9 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
214
53.1 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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