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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 1,108 shared comparable votes.

1,108 same votes 0 different votes 1,108 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

76.2%
4% above average
Rank 281 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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