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Olivia Blake vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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 Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 1,043 different votes 1,063 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
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 10 No
Housing 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 103 shared votes
56 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
89 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 140 shared votes
51 Aye 89 No
35 Aye 81 No
Migration 0% aligned 116 shared votes
81 Aye 35 No
39 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 53 shared votes
14 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 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
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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