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David Smith vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

David Smith and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 446 of 650
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,243
1,631 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.4 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
14
3.6 % 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

60
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 650
Appearances
13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
77
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Contributions
13
-112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£182,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£182,965
19 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
5
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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