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Nick Timothy vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Nick Timothy and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 289 different votes 294 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 8 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 444 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
563 eligible divisions
186
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
47.4 % of votes cast
204
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
52.6 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
102
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 650
Contributions
58
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£194,714
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
18
5 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

Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
27 of 33 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
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
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