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Olivia Blake vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 592 shared comparable votes.

582 same votes 10 different votes 592 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
47 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 68% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 54 No
Migration 97% aligned 74 shared votes
18 Aye 56 No
47 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
47 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
Participation
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 650
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
762
1,040 eligible divisions
664
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
376
49.3% of votes cast
600
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
386
50.7% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 11 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
291
+126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 89 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
12 of 12 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Transport
55 of 67 votes
#4
Migration
83 of 97 votes
Migration
126 of 154 votes
#5
Energy
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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