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Dr Simon Opher vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and James Murray voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 7 different votes 355 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
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 9 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% 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
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
110
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
802
+634.9 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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
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