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Dr Simon Opher vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Richard Fuller voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 315 different votes 321 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
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
30 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 650
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 650
444
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,286
1,626 eligible divisions
211
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
607
47.2 % of votes cast
233
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
679
52.8 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.9 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
31
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
58
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Contributions
42
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21 % above 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
63 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 37 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Work / Employment
59 of 65 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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