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Olivia Blake vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 922 shared comparable votes.

702 same votes 220 different votes 922 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 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 72 No
Migration 99% aligned 97 shared votes
24 Aye 73 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 10 No
Education 30% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
25 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 38% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 No
84 Aye 37 No
Tax 43% aligned 121 shared votes
65 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 23 No
Transport 69% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,106 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
141
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
176
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35 % above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
60 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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