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Kate Osborne vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 2 different votes 296 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
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 529 of 647
Participation
80.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 647
1,037
1,605 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
537 eligible divisions
538
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.3 % of votes cast
499
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
223
51.7 % of votes cast
14
1.4 % 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

6
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Appearances
40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 647
6
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 647
Contributions
70
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
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

Migration
130 of 152 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 41 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Defence
48 of 58 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
39 of 50 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 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
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