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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.

Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 325 different votes 332 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
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 650
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 650
444
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,965
2,344 eligible divisions
211
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
937
47.7 % of votes cast
233
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,028
52.3 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

38
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
40
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
58
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
61
-62.9 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
84 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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: New Clause 106 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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