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Dr Simon Opher vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

330 same votes 7 different votes 337 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
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 11 No
Benefits 68% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
41 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 547 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
636 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.0% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
207
52.0% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
74
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
580
+412.9 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
27 of 32 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
8 of 10 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 33 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
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. 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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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