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Cat Eccles vs Dr Simon Opher

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


Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 2 different votes 284 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
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
9 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.4%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
327
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
142
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
185
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
10
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
130
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API