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Dr Simon Opher vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

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

402 same votes 5 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 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
48 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
48 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 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

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
51.5 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
615
48.5 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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
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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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