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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Andrew Western

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


Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Andrew Western voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 617 shared comparable votes.

603 same votes 14 different votes 617 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
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
53 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
29 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.3%
4% above average
Rank 279 of 650
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 340 of 650
1,296
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
747
1,014 eligible divisions
690
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
365
48.9% of votes cast
606
46.8% of votes cast
No votes
382
51.1% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
42
-122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Contributions
315
+150.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API