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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 869 shared comparable votes.

860 same votes 9 different votes 869 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
72 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
30 Aye 81 No
43 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
43 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
72 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 114 shared votes
72 Aye 42 No
30 Aye 81 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
30 Aye 81 No
43 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 97 shared votes
43 Aye 54 No
28 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 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
61.5%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,284
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,479
2,405 eligible divisions
681
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
823
55.6% of votes cast
603
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
656
44.4% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
131
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
65 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
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: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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