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Kirsty McNeill vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Kirsty McNeill
Kirsty McNeill
Lab Midlothian
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Kirsty McNeill and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

325 same votes 7 different votes 332 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
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
45 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
45 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
408
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
190
46.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
218
53.4% 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
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
Appearances
68
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
199
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 173 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

£221,671
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£221,671
2% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 10 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
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
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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