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Sir Geoffrey Cox vs Olivia Blake

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

Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock
vs
Photograph of Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Geoffrey Cox and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 753 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 730 different votes 753 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
6 Aye 12 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 4% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
53 Aye 37 No
Migration 3% aligned 90 shared votes
34 Aye 56 No
12 Aye 18 No
Benefits 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 32 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
32 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,559
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,638 eligible divisions
732
47.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
827
53.0 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

7
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
12
-122.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
44
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£264,705
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
13
3 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

Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
#1
Education
66 of 69 votes
Trade
72 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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