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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Barry Gardiner

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
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 891 shared comparable votes.

888 same votes 3 different votes 891 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
80 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
80 Aye 37 No
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
40 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
23 Aye 66 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 93% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
80 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 117 shared votes
80 Aye 37 No
40 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 90 shared votes
40 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
23 Aye 66 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 647
Participation
67.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 481 of 647
1,228
1,615 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,573
2,333 eligible divisions
658
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
56.0 % of votes cast
570
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
692
44.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

12
-54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 650
Appearances
44
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
12
-106.0 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Contributions
57
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 438 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Migration
139 of 152 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 88 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Transport
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
50 of 64 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API