MP for Erith and Thamesmead
“A loyal Labour MP with high attendance who occasionally rebels on end-of-life care legislation.”
Abena Oppong-Asare is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Erith and Thamesmead, first elected in 2019. She has held roles in both government and opposition, including as Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) from 2024 to 2025, and previously as Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and as Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health.
She votes with her party on almost all votes (100% party loyalty) and has an attendance rate above the party average (49% vs 33%). She has five rebel votes, notably on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025. Her record shows strong support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, and opposition to tighter immigration controls and to the Rwanda deportation scheme; her positions on VAT, trade unions, transgender rights, bus regulation and prison sentencing are mixed.
Declared financial interests total three entries: two miscellaneous entries and one entry relating to donations and other support for activities as a Member of Parliament.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
7 positions
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Finance (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Finance (No.2) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
Oct 2020 - Sept 2023
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
