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Dr Simon Opher vs Dan Jarvis

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
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Dan Jarvis
Lab Barnsley North

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Dan Jarvis voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 6 different votes 187 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
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 9 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
Participation
60.5%
12% below average
Rank 566 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,466
2,422 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
833
56.8% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
633
43.2% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2011

Debates

71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 650
116
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
972
+802.8 vs Commons average
Rank 5 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
£3,206,085
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£320,947
42% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Housing
54 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 94 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
160 of 212 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
63 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
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