Dr Simon Opher
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Stroud · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 02072 197116
Email: simon.opher.mp@parliament.uk
Website
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Voting participation
joint 172nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 188 | 79.7% |
| 2025 | 322 | 262 | 81.4% |
| 2024 | 73 | 59 | 80.8% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 509 | 80.7% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 239th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 29 | 56 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 237 | 67 | 217 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 34 | 17 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants, Parents and Carers Bill | Member | 14 October 2026 | – | no published attendance |
No data for this measure.
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 324th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2024
- – Became MP for Stroud
- – Joined Labour
2026
- – Joined Infants, Parents and Carers Bill
Constituency: Stroud
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.