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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Carla Lockhart

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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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 597 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 398 different votes 597 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
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
18 Aye 22 No
Migration 53% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 13 No
Trade 48% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 19 No
Transport 46% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 24 No
Tax 15% aligned 85 shared votes
33 Aye 52 No
16 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 21% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 23% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
13
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 611 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
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