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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Chris McDonald

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 Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
45 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 649
1,247
1,636 eligible divisions
Total votes
445
568 eligible divisions
668
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
222
49.9 % of votes cast
579
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
223
50.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
Appearances
92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
13
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
402
+268.7 vs Commons average
Rank 29 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Migration
139 of 152 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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