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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead
vs
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 719 shared comparable votes.

36 same votes 683 different votes 719 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
17 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 77 No
Migration 10% aligned 101 shared votes
67 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 11 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 5 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
53 Aye 35 No
Tax 2% aligned 88 shared votes
33 Aye 55 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 21 No
Transport 0% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
62
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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