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Christian Wakeford vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 7 different votes 451 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
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.5%
14% above average
Rank 63 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
1,472
1,701 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
633 eligible divisions
706
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
47.8% of votes cast
766
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
266
52.2% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

1
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
Appearances
67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
1
-163.6 vs Commons average
Rank 634 of 650
Contributions
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 70 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 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
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API