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Edward Morello vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Edward Morello
Edward Morello
LD West Dorset
vs
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Edward Morello and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 268 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 210 different votes 268 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
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
33 Aye 29 No
Tax 5% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 19 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 8 No
Housing 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

59.7 %
13 % below average
Rank 578 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
343
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
181
52.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
162
47.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

186
+108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
244
+105.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Contributions
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£153,227
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£153,227
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
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
22 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Education
37 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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