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Dr Simon Opher vs David Simmonds

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 David Simmonds
David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and David Simmonds voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 319 different votes 327 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
110
+27.8 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
72
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
263
+119.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 6 Dec 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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