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Olivia Blake vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 2 different votes 357 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 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 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
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Migration 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
42 Aye 37 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
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 329 of 648
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
630
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
563
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
43
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 648
Contributions
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 68 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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