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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Helen Whately voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 968 different votes 1,020 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
18 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
33 Aye 95 No
Migration 3% aligned 128 shared votes
91 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 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
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
47.8% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
43
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 649
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
65
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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