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Olivia Blake vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 976 shared comparable votes.

954 same votes 22 different votes 976 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
97 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
97 Aye 37 No
42 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
42 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
37 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 47 shared votes
14 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 84% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
33 Aye 70 No
Migration 98% aligned 103 shared votes
31 Aye 72 No
97 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
97 Aye 37 No
42 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 100 shared votes
42 Aye 58 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
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
664
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
53.3% of votes cast
600
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.7% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
6
-88.5 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650
Contributions
6
-158.6 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33% above average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#2
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
156 of 178 votes
Transport
55 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Migration
126 of 154 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
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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