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Pippa Heylings vs Dr Simon Opher

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

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Pippa Heylings
LD South Cambridgeshire
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Pippa Heylings and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 203 different votes 261 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
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 3 No
Benefits 53% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 4 No
Housing 36% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 33% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 27 No
Tax 5% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 3 No
Transport 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

57.6 %
15 % below average
Rank 591 of 649
Participation
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 208 of 649
331
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
458
575 eligible divisions
184
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
47.8 % of votes cast
147
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
239
52.2 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Appearances
43
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 649
97
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 649
Contributions
62
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£172,648
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
46 of 62 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
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