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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
vs
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 411 shared comparable votes.

411 same votes 0 different votes 411 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
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
50 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
496
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,243
1,631 eligible divisions
252
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.4 % of votes cast
244
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
13
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 650
31
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
13
-112.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650

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
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 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
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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