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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Gareth Thomas

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 975 shared comparable votes.

965 same votes 10 different votes 975 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
86 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
86 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
48 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
48 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 125 shared votes
86 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 85 No
Migration 100% aligned 122 shared votes
37 Aye 85 No
48 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 103 shared votes
48 Aye 55 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 486 of 650
1,284
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,599
2,405 eligible divisions
681
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
56.3% of votes cast
603
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
699
43.7% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Contributions
51
-103.6 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 212 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API