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Olivia Blake vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 892 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 870 different votes 892 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
6 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 88 shared votes
59 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 137 shared votes
43 Aye 94 No
26 Aye 74 No
Migration 0% aligned 100 shared votes
74 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 313 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,771
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
834
47.1 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
937
52.9 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
184
+45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 321 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 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 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
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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