Voting Record — MPs for Erith and Thamesmead

Abena Oppong-Asare

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Name	From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)
Abena Oppong-Asare (show only their votes)	5 Jul 2024	still in office	Lab	0 votes out of 17, 0.0%	17 votes out of 18, 94.4%
Abena Oppong-Asare (show only their votes)	13 Dec 2019	30 May 2024	Lab	0 votes out of 784, 0.0%	784 votes out of 1069, 73.3%
Teresa Pearce (show only their votes)	9 Jun 2017	6 Nov 2019	Lab	1 vote out of 337, 0.3%	337 votes out of 463, 72.8%
Teresa Pearce (show only their votes)	8 May 2015	3 May 2017	Lab	0 votes out of 327, 0.0%	327 votes out of 467, 70.0%
Teresa Pearce (show only their votes)	6 May 2010	30 Mar 2015	Lab	2 votes out of 861, 0.2%	861 votes out of 1239, 69.5%
John Austin (show only their votes)	5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	24 votes out of 744, 3.2%	744 votes out of 1288, 57.8%
John Austin (show only their votes)	7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	35 votes out of 811, 4.3%	811 votes out of 1246, 65.1%
John Austin (show only their votes)	1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	8 votes out of 874, 0.9%	874 votes out of 1273, 68.7%

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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Votes by Abena Oppong-Asare MP
House	Date	Subject	Abena Oppong-Asare	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Abena Oppong-Asare MP
House	Date	Subject	Abena Oppong-Asare	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Teresa Pearce MP
House	Date	Subject	Teresa Pearce	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2018	Abortion Bill	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	25 Jun 2018	National Policy Statement: Airports — Heathrow Northwest Runway	minority	aye	Rebel
Votes by Teresa Pearce MP
House	Date	Subject	Teresa Pearce	Lab Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
Votes by Teresa Pearce MP
House	Date	Subject	Teresa Pearce	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Oct 2014	Recall of MPs Bill — Process for Prompting a New Election for a Constituency's MP	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	15 Jul 2014	Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill — Clause 6 — Date of Repeal — Sunset Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Austin MP
House	Date	Subject	John Austin	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	7 Apr 2010	Digital Economy Bill – delay creation of clause 18 – website blocking	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2010	Control Orders — Annual Renewal 2010	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 Feb 2010	Energy Bill — Emissions performance standard — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Enable Minister to Replace Inquest With Inquiry — Incercept Evidence in Inquests	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Jul 2009	Parliamentary Standards Bill — Clause 10 — Proceedings in Parliament	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Jun 2009	Prayers	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2009	Prayers — Autism Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	17 Dec 2008	Consolidated Fund Bill — Electoral Commission (Remuneration of Chairman)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Oct 2008	Motion to introduce a Bill that would demonstrate the influence of the EU on UK legislation — rejected	both	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Jan 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2007	Offender Management Bill — New Clause 11 — Restriction on certain arrangements under section 3(2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2007	Orders of the Day — Energy Saving (Daylight) Bill	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	24 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — End selection by ability — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 May 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Ballot of parents to change from community school to foundation school — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 May 2006	Armed Forces Bill — Clause 8 — Desertion — Life imprisonment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Encouragement of Terrorism — "unforeseen recklessness"	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 28 Days — but not 60	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1(2) — Offence of Glorifying Terrorism	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2005	Terrorism Bill — Clause 1 — Offence of Encouragement of Terrorism — "intends"	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Austin MP
House	Date	Subject	John Austin	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Mar 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Rejection of Lords' Amendment to Clause 3 — Balance of Probability	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Feb 2005	Prevention of Terrorism Bill — Amendment to Clause 1 — Power to make control orders	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to asylum seekers even when they make a late claim — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Asylum appeals should be referred to a higher court — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2004	Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	27 Jan 2004	Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — Clause 1 — NHS foundation trusts	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — Clause 58 — Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Nov 2003	Water Bill [Lords] — New Clause 1 — Prohibition of Artificial Fluoridation of Water Supplies	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill — NHS Foundation Trusts	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jun 2003	Fire Services Bill — Title	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Feb 2003	Iraq — Case for war is unproven — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Asylum seekers can be placed in accommodation centres even if there is no local school pace for dependent children	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 May 2002	Home Energy Conservation Bill — Clause 1 — Targets for Energy Efficiency Improvements	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	6 Feb 2002	Education Bill — No requirements of attendance at a place of religious worship — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2002	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill — New Clause 1 — Exclusion of Crown Bodies	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Jan 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause 5 — Establishment of Patients' Councils	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Special Immigration Appeals Commission	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Nov 2001	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	both	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Transport, Local Government and the Regions	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Select Committees — Accommodation and Works — Foreign Affairs	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Jul 2001	Business of the House	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Votes by John Austin MP
House	Date	Subject	John Austin	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - New allowances for bereaved spouses	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill - Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 1998	Competition Bill [Lords] - Abuse of dominant position	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Social Security Bill - Power to reduce child benefit for lone parents	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	10 Dec 1997	Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In	minority	no	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
17%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
73%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
2%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
0%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
0%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
18%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
0%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
88%	Easier access to abortion
72%	Employment rights
100%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
100%	Environmental water quality
25%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
90%	European Union Integration - For
100%	Fire Safety
67%	Fixed Term Parliaments
25%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
85%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
80%	Further devolution to Scotland
94%	Further devolution to Wales
75%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
88%	Higher taxes on banks
50%	HS2 - In Favour
100%	Human Rights and Equality
76%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
100%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
42%	Increase VAT
100%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
100%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
100%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Minimum Wage
100%	More funds for social care
100%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
75%	Nuclear power - For
91%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
0%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
50%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
15%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
0%	Reduce central funding for local government
100%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
30%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
100%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
100%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
0%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
0%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
0%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
72%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
87%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
0%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
88%	Stop climate change
76%	Support current and former armed service members
0%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
17%	Termination of pregnancy - against
13%	Tougher on illegal immigration
0%	Trade Unions - Restrict
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
50%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices

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