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Dr Simon Opher vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 285 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 284 different votes 285 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
4 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
25 Aye 46 No
16 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 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 206 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
450
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,339
2,350 eligible divisions
214
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
236
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
722
53.9 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

39
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
Appearances
98
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
59
-68.6 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 650
Contributions
73
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 392 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API