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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Mark Garnier

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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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Mark Garnier voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,036 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 996 different votes 1,036 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 12 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 94 No
Migration 3% aligned 126 shared votes
90 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 26 No
Transport 3% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 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
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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