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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)

OPPOSED

Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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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