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Kim Leadbeater vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Kim Leadbeater and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 455 shared comparable votes.

448 same votes 7 different votes 455 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
53 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
53 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 13 No
Benefits 71% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
53 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
53 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 163 of 650
Participation
80.6%
8% above average
Rank 184 of 650
1,127
1,383 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
633 eligible divisions
580
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
47.8% of votes cast
547
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
266
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
5 years, 4 months
Since 1 Jul 2021
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

14
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Appearances
67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
23
-141.6 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650
Contributions
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£309,696
37% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
2
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

Education
63 of 65 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API