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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 949 shared comparable votes.

709 same votes 240 different votes 949 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
21 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 17 shared votes
16 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 86 No
Migration 97% aligned 108 shared votes
23 Aye 85 No
21 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 9 No
Education 31% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 44% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
77 Aye 34 No
Tax 47% aligned 111 shared votes
64 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 61% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 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
73.3%
1% above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,264
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,554
2,121 eligible divisions
670
53.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
844
54.3% of votes cast
594
47.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
45.7% of votes cast
14
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 599 of 649
Appearances
147
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
22
-123.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
Contributions
209
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£288,312
27% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Migration
139 of 154 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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