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Dr Simon Opher vs Olivia Blake

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Olivia Blake voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

393 same votes 2 different votes 395 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
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 5 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
42 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
42 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
74.7%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,239
1,658 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
649
52.4% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
590
47.6% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
37
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 524 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
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

#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Transport
53 of 64 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API