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Dr Simon Opher vs Mark Pritchard

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 Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Mark Pritchard voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 266 different votes 270 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
2 Aye 7 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
32 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,361 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
726
47.5 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
802
52.5 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
172
+94.1 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
206
+67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 116 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
£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,182
23 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 171 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API