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Sarah Smith vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 0 different votes 312 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
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
47 Aye 26 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,243
1,631 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
664
53.4 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
13
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
13
-112.8 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Migration
139 of 152 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Education
62 of 68 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Tax
80 of 111 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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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