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Dr Simon Opher vs Josh MacAlister

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 6 different votes 400 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
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
50 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
50 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 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
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
50.2% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
49.8% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
231
+85.1 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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

#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API