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Alex Davies-Jones vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Alex Davies-Jones and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 7 different votes 333 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
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
43 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

70.9%
1% below average
Rank 402 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,208
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
622
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
586
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Appearances
68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
295
+127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
Contributions
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£314,112
39% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
37 of 41 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
136 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API