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Dr Simon Opher vs Lorraine Beavers

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Lorraine Beavers voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

425 same votes 3 different votes 428 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
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 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
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 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

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
86.3%
14% above average
Rank 71 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
52.7% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
241
47.3% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.8% 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
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
85
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£199,406
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£199,406
12% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API