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Andrew Griffith vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Andrew Griffith and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 322 different votes 326 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
0 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
25 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
48 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 7 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,334
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
619 eligible divisions
668
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
47.1% of votes cast
666
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.9% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
59
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
94
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Contributions
92
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£285,103
26% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
15
7 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
146 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 70 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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