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Dr Simon Opher vs Sam Carling
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Dr Simon Opher and Sam Carling voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.
422 same votes
6 different votes
428 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
79.8%
7% above average
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
rebel
No
Aye
rebel
No
No
rebel
Aye
Aye
rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading
1 Jul 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Aye
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API