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Dr Simon Opher vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Kim Johnson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 1 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
44 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
44 Aye 36 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 410 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,163
1,643 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
593
51.0 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
570
49.0 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
98
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 283 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 64 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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