The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Dr Simon Opher vs Euan Stainbank

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 Euan Stainbank
Euan Stainbank
Lab Falkirk

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Euan Stainbank voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 5 different votes 418 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
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
52 Aye 40 No
17 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 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
88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
575 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
50.5 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
252
49.5 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
130
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£165,434
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£165,434
27 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Work / Employment
38 of 39 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API