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Olivia Blake vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Tim Farron voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 869 shared comparable votes.

636 same votes 233 different votes 869 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
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 64 No
Migration 98% aligned 98 shared votes
32 Aye 66 No
20 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 15 No
Trade 97% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 16 No
Education 31% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
81 Aye 36 No
Tax 47% aligned 117 shared votes
65 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 51% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 57% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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