MP for Sheffield Hallam
“A Labour backbencher with strong party loyalty who has occasionally rebelled on welfare and immigration-related legislation.”
Olivia Blake is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Sheffield Hallam, first elected in December 2019. She currently serves on the Environmental Audit Committee and has previously sat on the Public Accounts Committee, and held shadow minister roles focusing on climate change, the environment and rural affairs. Her career thus reflects a focus on environment, welfare and public spending.
Blake shows a very high level of party loyalty (99%), with attendance above the party average (48% vs 33%). She has 10 rebel votes and sits on the centre-left, scoring 36/100. Her voting on key issues mixes support for welfare and unions (pro-trade union powers) with opposition to tighter immigration and asylum controls, and she has opposed some criminal justice measures and the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Six declared financial interests: four entries relate to donations and other support for activities as an MP; one relates to gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; and one relates to visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
10 positions
Environmental Audit Committee
Since Oct 2024
Great British Energy Bill
Sept 2024 - Oct 2024
Energy Bill [HL]
May 2023 - Jun 2023
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Public Accounts Committee
Jul 2022 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero)
Dec 2021 - Jun 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
