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Edward Argar vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 346 different votes 352 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 21 of 650
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 650
2,116
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
558 eligible divisions
1,008
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.5 % of votes cast
1,108
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
233
52.5 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
Appearances
37
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
98
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 270 of 650
Contributions
57
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£201,413
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
163 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 43 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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