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Dame Angela Eagle vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Angela Eagle
Lab Wallasey
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Dame Angela Eagle and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 7 different votes 378 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
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
46 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

73.0%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,768
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
969
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
799
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
67
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
234
+66.8 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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

£2,625,530
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£259,506
15% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
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

NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 212 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
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API