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Dr Simon Opher vs Hannah Spencer

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 Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 49% of the time, based on 79 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 40 different votes 79 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
1 Aye 6 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 70% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 12 No
Defence 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 12 No
Defence 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
39
-99.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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