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Nick Thomas-Symonds vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

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Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Nick Thomas-Symonds and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 826 shared comparable votes.

826 same votes 0 different votes 826 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
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 No
44 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
44 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
31 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 No
44 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
44 Aye 45 No
23 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 299 of 648
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,212
1,594 eligible divisions
842
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
655
54.0 % of votes cast
615
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.0 % of votes cast
10
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648
Appearances
11
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 648
282
+173.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£255,367
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Trade
68 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 41 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 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
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
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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