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Joani Reid vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Joani Reid
Joani Reid
Ind East Kilbride and Strathaven
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Joani Reid and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 7 different votes 278 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Benefits 63% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

60.5 %
13 % below average
Rank 576 of 647
Participation
80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 647
325
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
537 eligible divisions
143
44.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.3 % of votes cast
182
56.0 % of votes cast
No votes
223
51.7 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 647
Appearances
39
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 647
18
-95.6 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 647
Contributions
62
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£199,569
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£199,569
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Housing
29 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
20 of 25 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
3 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Tax
79 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
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
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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