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Valerie Vaz vs Olivia Blake

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


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,051 shared comparable votes.

1,039 same votes 12 different votes 1,051 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
97 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
97 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
41 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
41 Aye 62 No
44 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
44 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
97 Aye 53 No
38 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 121 shared votes
38 Aye 83 No
41 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
41 Aye 62 No
44 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
44 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
Participation
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 327 of 650
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,687 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
52.3% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
597
47.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
35
-53.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 154 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API