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Dr Simon Opher vs Andrew Ranger

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

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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
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Andrew Ranger
Lab Wrexham

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Andrew Ranger voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 6 different votes 407 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
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 68% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
48 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
85.1%
12% above average
Rank 91 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
502
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
50.0% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
251
50.0% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
23
-60.7 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
32
-113.9 vs Commons average
Rank 570 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£139,164
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£139,164
38% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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