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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 774 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 746 different votes 774 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 6 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
34 Aye 68 No
Migration 3% aligned 102 shared votes
65 Aye 37 No
46 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 104 shared votes
57 Aye 47 No
76 Aye 28 No
Tax 1% aligned 104 shared votes
27 Aye 77 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
6 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
9
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
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