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Mims Davies vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Mims Davies
Mims Davies
Con East Grinstead and Uckfield
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Mims Davies and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 344 different votes 352 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
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 21% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
13 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 650
2,079
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
558 eligible divisions
991
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.5 % of votes cast
1,088
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
233
52.5 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
37
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 650
84
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
Contributions
57
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£272,930
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
2
2 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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
162 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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