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Dr Simon Opher vs Linsey Farnsworth

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Linsey Farnsworth voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 5 different votes 419 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
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 69% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 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
87.5%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
516
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
51.4% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
251
48.6% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
135
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£216,552
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£216,552
4% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API