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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 378 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 2 different votes 378 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
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 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
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 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 206 of 650
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 650
450
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,221
1,632 eligible divisions
214
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
641
52.5 % of votes cast
236
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.5 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
36
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
59
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
42
-85.6 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650

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
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
65 of 68 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API