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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Paulette Hamilton

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 Paulette Hamilton
Paulette Hamilton
Lab Birmingham Erdington

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 742 shared comparable votes.

742 same votes 0 different votes 742 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
22 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
22 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
67 Aye 42 No
36 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 88 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
22 Aye 88 No
67 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
67 Aye 42 No
36 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
34 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
34 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 49 shared votes
28 Aye 21 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 299 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
883
1,170 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
435
49.3% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
448
50.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
4 years, 6 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

19
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 359 of 649
22
-120.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
Contributions
81
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
57 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Education
55 of 61 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
34 of 39 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 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
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