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Stephen Doughty vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 895 shared comparable votes.

874 same votes 21 different votes 895 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
82 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
82 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
35 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 81% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
82 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
82 Aye 41 No
35 Aye 63 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
35 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 85 shared votes
36 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,607
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
921
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
686
42.7% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
-3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
402
+237.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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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