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Lee Anderson vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 262 different votes 277 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 3 No
Transport 13% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
43 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 202 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
47.3% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
248
52.7% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
49
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Contributions
73
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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