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Dr Simon Opher vs Steve Reed

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 Steve Reed
Steve Reed
Lab Streatham and Croydon North

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Steve Reed voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 6 different votes 250 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
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
36 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
512
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,499
2,422 eligible divisions
245
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
871
58.1% of votes cast
267
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
628
41.9% of votes cast
7
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 517 of 650
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
Contributions
410
+242.9 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Trade
10 of 10 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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