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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
vs
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Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,104 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,067 different votes 1,104 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 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 99 No
Migration 3% aligned 134 shared votes
95 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
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
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 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

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
Participation
87.8 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,442
1,643 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
49.0 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
735
51.0 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
65
-73.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Work / Employment
64 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
146 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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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