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Dr Simon Opher vs Tom Tugendhat

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 Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Dr Simon Opher and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 248 different votes 253 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 8 No
Benefits 25% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
23 Aye 42 No
21 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 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 208 of 650
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 343 of 650
450
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,729
2,351 eligible divisions
214
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
828
47.9 % of votes cast
236
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
901
52.1 % of votes cast
7
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Appearances
62
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
59
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
106
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 261 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£204,255
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
48
6 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
191 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#3
Migration
140 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Benefits
65 of 81 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API