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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 1,076 shared comparable votes.

1,076 same votes 0 different votes 1,076 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 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
43 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
97 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 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
43 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
43 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
25 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
655
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
557
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
12
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % 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
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
8
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
62 of 68 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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