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Priti Patel vs Olivia Blake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
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Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 691 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 671 different votes 691 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
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
50 Aye 27 No
Migration 4% aligned 77 shared votes
24 Aye 53 No
10 Aye 17 No
Benefits 4% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
37 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 64 shared votes
26 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
26 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
37
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
42
-101.5 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
12
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 16 Jan 2023
Tax
No
Aye
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
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