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Nick Smith vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,044 shared comparable votes.

1,042 same votes 2 different votes 1,044 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
94 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
94 Aye 44 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 138 shared votes
94 Aye 44 No
58 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
58 Aye 61 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
40 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
40 Aye 18 No
29 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 647
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 647
1,740
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,228
1,615 eligible divisions
998
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
658
53.6 % of votes cast
742
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
570
46.4 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

64
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 647
Appearances
11
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 647
92
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 283 of 647
Contributions
11
-107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
88 of 95 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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