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Dr Simon Opher vs Alison Hume

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 Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Alison Hume voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 2 different votes 393 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 94% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
46 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 191 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
575 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
47.9 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
241
52.1 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
104
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£231,319
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£231,319
2 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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