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Dr Simon Opher vs David Taylor

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
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David Taylor
Lab Hemel Hempstead

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and David Taylor voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 6 different votes 402 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
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 72% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
45 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
45 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 118 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.8% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
248
50.2% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
37
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 561 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
£181,421
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£181,421
20% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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