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Dr Simon Opher vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Ed Davey voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 211 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 169 different votes 211 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 20 No
Tax 6% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 17% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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