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Dr Simon Opher vs Helen Whately

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 345 different votes 353 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 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 202 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

47
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
71
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Contributions
65
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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

#1
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API