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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.

1,117 same votes 1 different votes 1,118 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
32 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
57 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
32 Aye 100 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
32 Aye 100 No
57 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 127 shared votes
57 Aye 70 No
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
40 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
40 Aye 17 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,326
1,697 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
692
52.2 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
634
47.8 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 4 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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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