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Dr Simon Opher vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 359 different votes 367 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 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
39 Aye 46 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
39 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 379 of 650
498
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
620 eligible divisions
235
47.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
45.9% of votes cast
263
52.8% of votes cast
No votes
242
54.1% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
Appearances
107
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 650
102
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 650
Contributions
225
+63.0 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
54 of 66 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Tax
93 of 114 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
34 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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