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Greg Smith vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 355 different votes 362 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
23 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
Participation
80.0 %
7 % above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,442
1,622 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
554 eligible divisions
705
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
47.4 % of votes cast
737
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
233
52.6 % of votes cast
21
1.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

181
+113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Appearances
38
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
253
+132.6 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Contributions
59
-61.4 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
3
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
63 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
49 of 50 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
148 of 152 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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