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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.

Photograph of Nick Thomas-Symonds
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 866 shared comparable votes.

866 same votes 0 different votes 866 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
45 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
45 Aye 48 No
31 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
61 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
45 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 93 shared votes
45 Aye 48 No
31 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 93 shared votes
31 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,502
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
858
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
53.1% of votes cast
644
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
603
46.9% of votes cast
12
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

59
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
29
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
400
+238.7 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
33
-128.3 vs Commons average
Rank 587 of 650

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
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Trade
71 of 94 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 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 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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