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Dr Simon Opher vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 347 different votes 355 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
37 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 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

80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 650
443
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,375
1,622 eligible divisions
210
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
685
49.8 % of votes cast
233
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
690
50.2 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
71
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
57
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
Contributions
86
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 311 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
162 of 173 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
141 of 152 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#5
Trade
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
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
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