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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
47 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
53.0% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
594
47.0% of votes cast
10
2.0% 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

65
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
Appearances
19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
91
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 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
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: 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API