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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Simon Hoare

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 Simon Hoare
Simon Hoare
Con North Dorset

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Simon Hoare voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 890 shared comparable votes.

81 same votes 809 different votes 890 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
12 Aye 18 No
Trade 23% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
27 Aye 70 No
Migration 18% aligned 97 shared votes
57 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 15 No
Brexit / EU 9% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
77 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 123 shared votes
46 Aye 77 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,769
2,376 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
829
46.9% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
940
53.1% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
46
2.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

19
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 649
Appearances
101
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
22
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
Contributions
131
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 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
£2,084,672
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£272,934
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
193 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Energy
58 of 70 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Tax
257 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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