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David Williams vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

David Williams and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 434 shared comparable votes.

434 same votes 0 different votes 434 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
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
46 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
53.0% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
594
47.0% of votes cast
15
2.9% 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

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 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

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API