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Sir James Cleverly vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree
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Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir James Cleverly and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 760 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 740 different votes 760 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
17 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Energy 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
36 Aye 26 No
Migration 5% aligned 62 shared votes
23 Aye 39 No
8 Aye 13 No
Housing 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 72 No
Tax 0% aligned 111 shared votes
72 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,643
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,638 eligible divisions
769
46.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
874
53.2 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

35
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
70
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 649
Contributions
44
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£266,795
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
3
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
191 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Transport
79 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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