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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
Photograph of James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and James Cartlidge voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,018 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 985 different votes 1,018 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 9 No
Energy 4% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 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
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
20 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
86.6 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,002
2,312 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
953
47.6 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,049
52.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 210 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
210 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 75 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 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
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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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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