Compare

Dr Simon Opher vs Alice Macdonald

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

Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 7 different votes 423 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
33 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
33 Aye 44 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
Participation
81.5%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 650
510
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
633 eligible divisions
244
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
255
49.4% of votes cast
266
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
261
50.6% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
Appearances
34
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 650
100
-67.2 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Contributions
44
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API