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Lorraine Beavers vs Dr Simon Opher

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

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Lorraine Beavers
Lab Blackpool North and Fleetwood
vs
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Lorraine Beavers and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 3 different votes 415 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
53 Aye 41 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
264
53.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
231
46.7 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
9
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
79
-59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Contributions
62
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£199,406
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£199,406
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
3
1 registered category
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API