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Shaun Davies vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
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Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 10 different votes 332 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

67.0%
5% below average
Rank 474 of 650
Participation
80.5%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 650
426
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
512
636 eligible divisions
224
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
245
47.9% of votes cast
202
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
267
52.1% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

25
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
Appearances
71
-26.0 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
35
-134.2 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
40
5 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
25 of 32 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
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
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 Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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