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Dr Simon Opher vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Michael Shanks voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

304 same votes 11 different votes 315 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
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
40 Aye 34 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
524
824 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
46.9% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
278
53.1% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 1 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
117
+20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
116
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Contributions
639
+469.8 vs Commons average
Rank 13 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Trade
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 33 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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