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Dr Simon Opher vs Jeff Smith

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
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Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Jeff Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 6 different votes 418 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
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
49 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 90 shared votes
49 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 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
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,891
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,028
54.4% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
863
45.6% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
71
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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