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Dr Simon Opher vs Peter Dowd

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

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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud
vs
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Peter Dowd voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
49 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
49 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
49 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
29
-109.3 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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