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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 851 different votes 884 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
16 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
34 Aye 96 No
Migration 2% aligned 130 shared votes
93 Aye 37 No
65 Aye 39 No
Tax 2% aligned 104 shared votes
37 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 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
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
874
48.3 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.7 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

8
-52.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
6 registered categories
0
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

Migration
139 of 152 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
55 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
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
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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