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Dr Simon Opher vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Jesse Norman voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 298 different votes 305 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 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 16 No
Defence 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 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 209 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
449
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
213
47.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
236
52.6 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
58
-68.2 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
78
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
85 of 89 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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