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Brian Mathew vs Dr Simon Opher

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

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Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 249 different votes 303 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
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 44% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 12 No
Housing 30% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 19 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
188
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
187
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
11
2.9 % 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

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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