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Sarah Bool vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 347 different votes 353 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
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
49 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
241
57.7% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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