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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Nick Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

1,064 same votes 2 different votes 1,066 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
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 318 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,767
2,361 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,012
57.3 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % 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
91
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
119
-19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
89 of 96 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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