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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,102 shared comparable votes.

1,102 same votes 0 different votes 1,102 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
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
37 Aye 96 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
44 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
44 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
97 Aye 50 No
37 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
37 Aye 96 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
57 Aye 65 No
44 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
44 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 288 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,250
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
668
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
582
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

13
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
13
-125.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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