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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 387 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 379 different votes 387 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
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
50 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
14% above average
Rank 56 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
2,090
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
498
620 eligible divisions
1,006
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
47.2% of votes cast
1,084
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.8% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Appearances
66
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
55
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Contributions
101
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
23
6 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
88 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Migration
160 of 171 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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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