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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Dr Simon Opher

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

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 7 different votes 233 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 54% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
283
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
124
43.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
159
56.2% 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

54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
116
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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

Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Tax
64 of 122 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
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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