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Dr Simon Opher vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 248 different votes 254 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 650
Participation
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 285 of 650
450
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,633 eligible divisions
214
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.9 % of votes cast
236
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
598
48.1 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Appearances
50
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
59
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
102
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % below average
9
4 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
47 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
44 of 51 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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