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Ian Lavery vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 359 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 2 different votes 359 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
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
24 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 300 of 648
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 221 of 648
1,756
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
526 eligible divisions
986
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
49.0 % of votes cast
770
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
214
51.0 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 648
Appearances
37
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 648
80
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 648
Contributions
58
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Housing
61 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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