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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Dr Allison Gardner

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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Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
47 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 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
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
503
590 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
49.3% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 649
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
114
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
31 of 32 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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