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Dr Simon Opher vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 316 different votes 323 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
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
444
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,867
2,344 eligible divisions
211
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
885
47.4 % of votes cast
233
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
982
52.6 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

38
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
82
+11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
58
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Contributions
125
+0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 204 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Defence
64 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 89 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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