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Nigel Huddleston vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston
Con Droitwich and Evesham
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Nigel Huddleston and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 335 different votes 342 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
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

87.1 %
14 % above average
Rank 61 of 650
Participation
79.6 %
7 % above average
Rank 215 of 650
2,042
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
558 eligible divisions
980
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
47.5 % of votes cast
1,062
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
233
52.5 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % 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

30
-39.8 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Appearances
38
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
36
-87.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Contributions
58
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£275,510
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
14
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

Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
83 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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