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Sir John Whittingdale vs Dr Simon Opher

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Dr Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 269 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
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

80.7 %
8 % above average
Rank 190 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 209 of 650
1,896
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
563 eligible divisions
905
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
47.4 % of votes cast
991
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
236
52.6 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 650
Appearances
38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 650
Contributions
58
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10 % below average
10
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
80 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
59 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
32 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API