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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 77% of the time, based on 908 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 212 different votes 908 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
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 29 shared votes
15 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 34 No
Tax 44% aligned 118 shared votes
62 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 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 329 of 648
Participation
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 348 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,522
2,057 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
821
53.9 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
701
46.1 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

32
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 648
43
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 648
Contributions
157
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 648

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
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 68 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 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
52 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
69 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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