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Olivia Blake vs John Cooper

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 John Cooper
John Cooper
Con Dumfries and Galloway

Voting alignment

Olivia Blake and John Cooper voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 338 different votes 343 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
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
36 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
36 Aye 43 No
29 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 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 319 of 649
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
414
575 eligible divisions
646
52.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
41.8 % of votes cast
583
47.4 % of votes cast
No votes
241
58.2 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
Contributions
122
-16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£300,839
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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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