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Dr Simon Opher vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 315 different votes 320 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649
Appearances
82
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
72
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
Contributions
110
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£204,255
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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 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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