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Dr Simon Opher vs Ayoub Khan

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 Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Ayoub Khan voted the same way 47% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

80 same votes 90 different votes 170 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 64% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 29% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 12 No
Tax 34% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
36.9 %
36 % below average
Rank 637 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
212
575 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
128
60.4 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
84
39.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
136
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
195
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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
£133,355
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,355
41 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
11 of 20 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
32 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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