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Dr Simon Opher vs Gareth Davies

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 Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Gareth Davies voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 299 different votes 306 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 7 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
35 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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 209 of 650
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 137 of 650
449
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,358
1,631 eligible divisions
213
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
50.1 % of votes cast
236
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
678
49.9 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
30
-41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
58
-68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
39
-87.2 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,157
20 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Migration
146 of 152 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
154 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
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