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Dr Simon Opher vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Christine Jardine voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 246 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 186 different votes 246 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 1 No
Housing 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 47% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 13 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
34 Aye 20 No
Tax 6% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 17% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
Appearances
145
+67.0 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 649
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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