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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
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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 281 of 649
Participation
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
93
+9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
406
+260.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
4 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API