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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

921 same votes 0 different votes 921 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
35 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
81 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
81 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
38 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
35 Aye 93 No
81 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
81 Aye 42 No
38 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 88 shared votes
38 Aye 50 No
22 Aye 23 No
Benefits 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,312 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
56.4 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
689
43.6 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
14 years, 5 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Appearances
50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
214
+105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 67 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Migration
139 of 152 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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