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Rushanara Ali vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,093 shared comparable votes.

1,071 same votes 22 different votes 1,093 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
100 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
100 Aye 54 No
45 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
45 Aye 67 No
41 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 17 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 79 No
Migration 98% aligned 117 shared votes
40 Aye 77 No
100 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 154 shared votes
100 Aye 54 No
45 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
45 Aye 67 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,850
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,044
56.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
806
43.6% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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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