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Dr Simon Opher vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 280 different votes 282 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
3 Aye 2 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
32 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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