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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 1,092 shared comparable votes.

1,088 same votes 4 different votes 1,092 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 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
94 Aye 47 No
59 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
30 Aye 73 No
41 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

74.8%
2% above average
Rank 316 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,799
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
1,024
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
53.1% of votes cast
775
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
603
46.9% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

96
+3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
27
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650
125
-35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
31
-129.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650

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
2
1 registered category
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
89 of 96 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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