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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Colum Eastwood

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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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 730 shared comparable votes.

696 same votes 34 different votes 730 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
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 79% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 88% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 88% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
60 Aye 21 No
Tax 93% aligned 81 shared votes
56 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
17
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
48 of 50 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 12 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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