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Alan Strickland vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

431 same votes 0 different votes 431 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
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
53.0% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
594
47.0% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
34
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API