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Dr Simon Opher vs Mrs Kemi Badenoch

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 Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 147 different votes 149 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 2 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,410
2,106 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
49.6 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
711
50.4 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
249
+110.7 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,687
23 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
19
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
167 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
73 of 87 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
134 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
45 of 59 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 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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