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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead
vs
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Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Alex Burghart voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,049 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,006 different votes 1,049 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 135 shared votes
95 Aye 40 No
19 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 28 No
Transport 3% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
87 Aye 45 No
Tax 2% aligned 132 shared votes
43 Aye 89 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 113 shared votes
60 Aye 53 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
8 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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