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Catherine Atkinson vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
49 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 650
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
448
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,244
1,633 eligible divisions
234
52.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
665
53.5 % of votes cast
214
47.8 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.5 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

89
+17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
179
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
13
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
4
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Housing
27 of 31 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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