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Dr Simon Opher vs Gareth Thomas

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 Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

321 same votes 7 different votes 328 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
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 70% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
47 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
47 Aye 33 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
52
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
58
-109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 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
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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 rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API