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Andrew George vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Andrew George
Andrew George
LD St Ives
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Andrew George and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 229 different votes 307 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
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 70% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 53% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 1 No
Trade 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 6% aligned 70 shared votes
43 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 19 No
Education 6% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 4 No
Transport 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 17% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

67.7 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
389
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
207
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
182
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
181
+42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,083,547
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£185,646
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
3
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Housing
26 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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