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Euan Stainbank vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Euan Stainbank
Euan Stainbank
Lab Falkirk
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Euan Stainbank and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 5 different votes 458 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
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
52 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
52 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 30 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
550
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
620 eligible divisions
273
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
47.2% of votes cast
277
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.8% of votes cast
4
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

163
+72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 650
Appearances
61
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
205
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Contributions
94
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 392 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,434
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£165,434
27% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
64 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API