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John Cooper vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

John Cooper and Olivia Blake voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 326 different votes 331 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
4 Aye 16 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
43 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 390 of 650
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 650
400
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,626 eligible divisions
167
41.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
638
52.5 % of votes cast
233
58.3 % of votes cast
No votes
577
47.5 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

84
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
32
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
103
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
Contributions
40
-83.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£154,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£154,450
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Education
65 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Tax
90 of 108 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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 Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API