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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs James Cartlidge

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

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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead
vs
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James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,046 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,013 different votes 1,046 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 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 11 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 119 shared votes
60 Aye 59 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 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
16 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 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
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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

Education
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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