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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 1,126 shared comparable votes.

1,125 same votes 1 different votes 1,126 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

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
Participation
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
78
-67.9 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£1,494,987
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
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
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
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