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Dr Simon Opher vs Edward Argar

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Edward Argar voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 363 different votes 370 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
37 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API