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Dr Luke Evans vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Dr Luke Evans
Dr Luke Evans
Con Hinckley and Bosworth
vs
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Dr Luke Evans and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 351 different votes 372 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 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
13 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 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

85.5%
13% above average
Rank 83 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
1,418
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
690
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
728
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
15
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

166
+83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
Appearances
48
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
352
+208.5 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,271,955
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£289,674
28% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
5
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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