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Dr Simon Opher vs Sarah Russell

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sarah Russell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 400 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 2 different votes 400 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
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
44 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
44 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
82.4%
10% above average
Rank 147 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
486
590 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.8% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
239
49.2% 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
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
97
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
145
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API