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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.


Voting alignment

Edward Argar and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 363 different votes 370 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
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
22 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
47 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
47
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
129
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Contributions
71
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649

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
8
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
Migration
164 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API