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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Jesse Norman voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 855 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 813 different votes 855 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
15 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 14 No
Migration 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 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
72.1%
1% below average
Rank 377 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,376 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
791
46.2% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
922
53.8% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

19
-63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 649
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
Contributions
101
-42.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
87 of 91 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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
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