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Dr Simon Opher vs John Lamont

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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John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and John Lamont voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 363 different votes 371 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
1 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
38 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
38 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
Participation
85.0 %
12 % above average
Rank 97 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,106 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
864
48.3 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.7 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
148
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
236
+97.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
83 of 87 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 188 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
177 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
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