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Mrs Kemi Badenoch vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Con North West Essex
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Mrs Kemi Badenoch and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 169 different votes 171 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
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 4 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 482 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
1,432
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
619 eligible divisions
709
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
234
47.1% of votes cast
723
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.9% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Appearances
60
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
306
+149.6 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Contributions
93
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,740,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£278,687
23% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
19
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
4
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
168 of 189 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
76 of 90 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
134 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 47 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Energy
45 of 59 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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