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Bambos Charalambous vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Bambos Charalambous and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 7 different votes 399 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.8%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
1,556
2,166 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
635 eligible divisions
883
56.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
673
43.3% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
67
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
29
-138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 650
Contributions
100
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£269,373
19% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Housing
46 of 56 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
Opposition Day: Welfare: Government amendment 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Opposition motion: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
No
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
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