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Dr Simon Opher vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 278 different votes 282 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 4 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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

79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
182
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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 Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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