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Dr Simon Opher vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Kate Osborne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 3 different votes 346 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
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 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
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
508
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
242
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
266
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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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