At a glanceMs Abena Oppong-Asare is a Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They have cast 467 votes in Commons divisions (81% attendance), tabled 502 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ms Abena Oppong-Asare did not vote in 108. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Erith and Thamesmead Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 12 Dec 2019
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 447 of 447 shared votes
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 447 of 447 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 443 of 443 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
100.0% · 435 of 435 shared votes
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Gurinder Singh Josan
Labour
100.0% · 428 of 428 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 244 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 278 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 277 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 249 shared votes
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Chris Philp
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 299 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Miscellaneous2
- A Patron of Erith Town Football Club: this is an unpaid role (registered 14 Aug 2024)
- A patron of Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, London. This is an unpaid role. (registered 1 Sep 2022)
Written questions
NHS South East London: Women's Health Hubs
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many women's health hubs have been established in NHS South East London ICB.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Two hubs have been established in NHS South East London Integrated Care Board. One serves Lambeth while the other serves Bexley and Greenwich. More information is available at the following link:https://www.selondonics.org/our-residents/your-health/living...
Housing and Economic Growth: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential opportunities for housing and economic growth of Thamesmead Waterfront.
Answer · 25 Mar 2026
On Monday 23 March, the government launched a public consultation on its proposed New Towns Programme and its environmental implications. That consultation can be found on gov.uk here. Through the Programme, we are proposing to take forward seven location...
Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential economic growth and wider benefits of extending the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside.
Answer · 25 Mar 2026
At Autumn Budget 2025, government committed to financially supporting the extension of the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside. The extension will enable the building of up to 25,000 new homes and creation of 10,000 new jobs in Tha...
New Towns: Thamesmead
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a riverside settlement in Thamesmead, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, as one of at least three new
Answer · 26 Mar 2026
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 122270 on 25 March 2026.
Mental Health Services: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 18 of the report by the National Audit Office entitled Progress in improving mental health services in England, published on 9 February 2023, HC 1082, how much funding her De
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Health and Safety: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many improvement and prohibition notices the Health and Safety Executive has issued on (a) workplace stress and (b) other mental health problems at work in each year since it took responsibility for
Answer · 17 Apr 2024
There are no specific regulations relating to work-related stress or mental health and any enforcement action taken by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in those areas would use general health and safety legislation such as the Health and Safety at Wo...
Employment: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Health and Safety Executive employees are dedicated to mental health related workplace matters.
Answer · 26 Mar 2024
Information on the work and resourcing within Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is not available in the format requested.
Maternity Disparities Taskforce
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the maternity disparities taskforce (a) last met and (b) is next scheduled to meet.
Answer · 12 Mar 2024
The Maternity Disparities Taskforce brings experts from across the health system, governmental departments, and the voluntary sector to explore and consider evidence-based interventions to tackle maternal disparities. The taskforce last met on 31 January ...
Early day motions
| 21 Apr 2020 | Sanctions on Iran during the covid-19 pandemic | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jun 2026 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank the Secretary of State and her team for their work on this matter, but I want to understand better how the Government will look at social media companies to make sure that there is transparency in the algorithms they are using and …
18 Mar 2026 Menstrual and Gynaecological Health
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the teaching of menstrual and gynaecological health in certain educational settings; to provide for training, guidance and resources to support such teaching;…
12 Mar 2026 International Women’s Day
It is a privilege to speak in this International Women’s Day debate. We reflect on the women who created International Women’s Day, and the women who have left a mark every day since then—women across the worlds of politics, trade unionis…
5 Mar 2026 Women’s Health Strategy: Endometriosis and Fibroids
It is nice to have a male ally in the Chamber—in fact, a few male allies. I think the issue is even wider than that. The Government are looking to publish the women’s health strategy quite soon. I will talk about this in more detail, but …
5 Mar 2026 Women’s Health Strategy: Endometriosis and Fibroids
Endometriosis, fibroids and related gynaecological conditions ruin the lives of millions of women, yet these conditions remain undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, dismissed or mistreated within the health system. Women are told to shut up and stop …
24 Feb 2026 Care in the Community
Women with the painful and incurable condition of endometriosis have suffered stigma and ill health for far too long, and despite the condition impacting one in 10 women, a diagnosis takes over eight years on average. Will the Minister mak…
28 Jan 2026 Health Inequalities: Women
I support Valerie Amos’s report on maternity services. I am very keen to hear how the Government are ensuring that black voices, particularly black women’s voices, are key during this investigation, so that their voices are heard and their…
19 Jan 2026 Sale of Fireworks
Before this debate, I was contacted by more than 100 constituents who raised concerns about animals. One constituent also raised concerns about the impact on her mental health. Does the hon. Member agree that, while a lot of people use fir…
15 Jan 2026 New Towns
I thank the shadow Minister for recognising and supporting my work in Thamesmead. I feel very optimistic about the Government’s proposal of Thamesmead as one of the new towns, and that is why we are collaborating with the Government on it.…
15 Jan 2026 New Towns
I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) for securing this important debate. As she said, her constituency is one of Britain’s great post-war new towns, and she clearly knows a lot ab…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
I remind the hon. Member that this Government are delivering more than previous Governments delivered, and he may remember that his party was in a coalition Government that caused a lot of damage to this country. To conclude, this Budge…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
Our constituencies are both served by Bexley council, so we know how important it is to get those potholes fixed. I thank my hon. Friend for supporting the DLR extension to Thamesmead. The DLR extension will unlock 25,000 to 30,000 home…
26 Nov 2025 Budget Resolutions
I welcome the Chancellor’s Budget and its message of strong foundations and a secure future. It delivers on the priorities that matter most to my constituency: economic growth, lower cost of living, investment in families, and a stronger N…
5 Jun 2025 National Resilience
This Government are committed to working with and supporting British industries. That has been at the heart of our plan for delivery, which is why we have worked across and engaged with industries. Our industrial strategy is key to ensurin…
5 Jun 2025 National Resilience
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the industrial strategy, which will be published shortly. It will set out our vision to deliver growth and economic security and resilience. Alongside that, the Government are working closely with indus…
5 Jun 2025 National Resilience
In April, we launched the UK Resilience Academy. We will be undertaking a full national pandemic response exercise that will test the UK’s capabilities, plans, protocols and procedures in the event of another major pandemic. I have engaged…
5 Jun 2025 Civilian Gallantry Awards
I know that the hon. Member is frustrated and has worked really hard on this. I express my deepest sympathies to the families of DS Hunt and PC Taylor. I am sure she will agree that it is good that their families were awarded the Elizabeth…
5 Jun 2025 Civilian Gallantry Awards
Civilian gallantry awards rightly recognise the bravery of people who put themselves at risk to save or attempt to save another person’s life. Honours policy is not the gift of Ministers, as it is overseen by the Committee on the Grant of …
5 Jun 2025 Emergency Preparedness
We like to work with the Northern Ireland Executive on this issue. It is important that we share best practice and deal with the problems across the board.
5 Jun 2025 Emergency Preparedness
I thank my hon. Friend for that question and for raising the issue in King’s Bromley. We are working closely with our colleagues in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, who are responsible for managing significant floodi…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 9 Jul 2024 – 6 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health) · Department of Health and Social Care 5 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) · HM Treasury 16 Oct 2020 – 5 Sep 2023
Committee memberships
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 10 May 2023 – 18 May 2023
- UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords] 16 Nov 2022 – 22 Nov 2022
- Finance (No.2) Bill 8 Dec 2021 – 11 Jan 2022
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 22 Feb 2021
Previous seats
- Erith and Thamesmead · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
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Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ms Abena Oppong-Asare, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Ms Abena Oppong-Asare?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare is a Member of Parliament representing Erith and Thamesmead in the House of Commons. See Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ms Abena Oppong-Asare represent?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare sits as Labour. See Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ms Abena Oppong-Asare represent?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare is the Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead. See Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ms Abena Oppong-Asare been an MP?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 7 months. See Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ms Abena Oppong-Asare?
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ms Abena Oppong-Asare's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.