The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Dr Simon Opher vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Clive Efford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
43 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,809
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.3% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
790
43.7% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
87
-58.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API