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Jess Phillips vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 340 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 7 different votes 340 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
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 10 No
Benefits 67% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

69.3%
3% below average
Rank 436 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,678
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
963
57.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
715
42.6% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
Appearances
68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
206
+38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
Contributions
107
-60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
56 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API