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Cat Smith vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Cat Smith and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,069 shared comparable votes.

1,061 same votes 8 different votes 1,069 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
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
84 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
84 Aye 46 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 24 No
Benefits 96% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
84 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 130 shared votes
84 Aye 46 No
51 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
51 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,732
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,284
1,687 eligible divisions
935
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
681
53.0% of votes cast
797
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
603
47.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

26
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Appearances
21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
31
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Contributions
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£260,697
15% above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
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

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Migration
145 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
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