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Bradley Thomas vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Bradley Thomas and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 387 different votes 395 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
40 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 24 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.9%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
Participation
79.9%
7% above average
Rank 200 of 649
474
586 eligible divisions
Total votes
468
586 eligible divisions
219
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
47.0% of votes cast
255
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
248
53.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

160
+79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 44 of 649
Appearances
46
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
246
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 84 of 649
Contributions
65
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£215,617
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£215,617
5% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Tax
100 of 112 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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