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Steve Barclay vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Steve Barclay
Steve Barclay
Con North East Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Steve Barclay and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 833 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 805 different votes 833 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
12 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 19% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 14 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 23 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
56 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 35 No
Migration 3% aligned 101 shared votes
32 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 396 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,685
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,638 eligible divisions
803
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
882
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

73
-2.7 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
100
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 307 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

£2,422,084
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£231,894
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
4
4 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
192 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
173 of 230 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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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
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