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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Gareth Bacon

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
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Photograph of Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,035 different votes 1,072 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
19 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 648
Participation
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
48.8 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
718
51.2 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
53
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 436 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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