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Dr Simon Opher vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 365 different votes 373 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 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
36 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 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
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 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
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
471
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
223
47.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
248
52.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
7
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
Appearances
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649
Contributions
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API