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Shivani Raja vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 294 different votes 301 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 3 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
29 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
1
0.3% 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

16
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
37
-44.8 vs Commons average
Rank 519 of 649
18
-124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Transport
22 of 29 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
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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