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Sarah Jones vs Dr Simon Opher

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

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Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

267 same votes 7 different votes 274 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
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 60% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
39 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 484 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
1,443
2,167 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
801
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
642
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650
Appearances
71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
666
+496.8 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
116
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
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
164 of 189 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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