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Dr Simon Opher vs Rebecca Harris

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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Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Rebecca Harris voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 373 different votes 379 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 18 of 649
458
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,127
2,361 eligible divisions
219
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
47.7 % of votes cast
239
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,113
52.3 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 647 of 650
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 646 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
£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,006
7 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
207 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
165 of 171 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
218 of 230 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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