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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,000 shared comparable votes.

1,000 same votes 0 different votes 1,000 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
75 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
75 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
32 Aye 84 No
42 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
42 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
75 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
32 Aye 84 No
42 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 105 shared votes
42 Aye 63 No
33 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
33 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
Participation
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 449 of 650
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,648
2,406 eligible divisions
682
53.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
54.6% of votes cast
603
46.9% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 585 of 650
Appearances
44
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 513 of 650
33
-128.6 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
Contributions
161
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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

Education
63 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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