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George Freeman vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

George Freeman and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 250 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
42 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.4%
2% above average
Rank 336 of 649
Participation
79.7%
8% above average
Rank 200 of 649
1,739
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
582 eligible divisions
848
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
47.4% of votes cast
891
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
244
52.6% of votes cast
27
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

11
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Appearances
45
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 649
20
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Contributions
64
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£287,402
27% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
17
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
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
185 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
148 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
54 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API