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James Asser vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

James Asser and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 406 shared comparable votes.

406 same votes 0 different votes 406 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
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 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

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 95 of 650
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
480
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,243
1,631 eligible divisions
247
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.4 % of votes cast
233
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % 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

36
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 650
Appearances
13
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
48
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
13
-113.2 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API