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Dr Simon Opher

Dr Simon Opher

Labour MP for Stroud

Dr Simon Opher is the Labour MP for Stroud, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

11,388

Recent swing

+4.7% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

SXSW London (£1,300)

Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) (£1,050)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

Dr Simon voted with the majority

VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Dr Simon voted with the majority

DID NOT VOTE
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Where Dr Simon fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Dr Simon Opher

Dr Simon Opher

Member of Parliament

Stroud

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships