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Dr Simon Opher vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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


Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 192 different votes 195 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 1 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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 205 of 649
Participation
66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
453
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,558
2,354 eligible divisions
217
47.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.9 % of votes cast
236
52.1 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.1 % of votes cast
7
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

42
-33.2 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
Appearances
6
-69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
61
-72.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 649
Contributions
11
-122.4 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API