Ms Abena Oppong-Asare MP
Labour
Erith and Thamesmead
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Ms Abena Oppong-Asare is the Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£35,246
/ £93,904 annual
137 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£35,246
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
35
35 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 35
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | RETURN PENDING | RETURN PENDING | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-26 | Lowdham Flood Action Group; Newark and Sherwood District Council; Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust; Epperstone Parish Council; Epperstone Flood Prevent Group; Bilsthorpe Flooding Group; Trent Rivers Trust; Gunthorpe Resident impacted by flooding; Former lead on Emergency Planning at Nottinghamshire County Council | Meeting on flood resilience in Sherwood Forest | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-19 | Professor Tushna Vandrevala - Kingston University; St Mungo's; Resilience First; Government Office for Science; Trade Union's Congress (TUC); Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice | Meeting on the resilience review | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-11 | Warwickshire Police; Metropolitan Police | Ministerial Board meeting to discuss security vetting | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-03 | Chevening Cyber Fellows | Meeting to discuss the Chevening cybersecurity fellowship | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-03 | Network for Affirmation of the NGO Sector (MANS) [Montenegro]; International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) [Montenegro]; Centre for Democratic Transition [Montenegro]; Centre for Monitoring and Research [Montenegro]; Balkan Investigative Reporting Network [Montenegro] | Meeting on Montenegro and hostile state interference | cabinet-office |
| 2025-06-03 | Women's Rights Centre [Montenegro]; Spectra [Montenegro]; Westminster Foundation for Democracy | Meeting on women's, LGBT+, and human rights in Montenegro | cabinet-office |
| 2025-05-21 | Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (North West); Local Government Association; Merseyside Fire and Rescue Services; National Flood Forum; National Fire Chiefs Council; National Farmers' Union; Lincolnshire Local Resilience Forum; Gloucestershire Local Resilience Forum; London Resilience Forum, Greater London Authority; Association of British Insurers; Lead Local Flood Authority Gloucestershire; Greater Manchester Combined Authority; Canal and River Trust; Blueprint for Water; Association of Drainage Authorities | Taskforce meeting on Flood Resilience | cabinet-office |
| 2025-05-20 | Metropolitan Police; Electoral Commission | Taskforce meeting on defending democracy | cabinet-office |
| 2025-05-15 | Professor Connor Moss, Dean of the College of Business, Technology and Engineering and Dean of Sheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallum University; Professor Dharam Shadija, Head of Department of Computing, Sheffield Hallum Univeristy; Dr Shahrzad Zagri, Associate Head of Cyber Security and COmputer Networks Subject Group Lead, Sheffield Hallum University; Professor Babak Akhgar OBE, Director of CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallum University; Tony Day, Head of Technology and Development at CENTRIC, Sheffield Hallum University; Michael Faulks, Director, Yorkshire Cyber Security Cluster; Cyber Alchemy; The North East Business Resilience Centre; HSBC | Roundtable on Cyber Skills in South Yorkshire | cabinet-office |
| 2025-03-17 | Business Services Association | To discuss cyber resilience and transparency in relation to service and infrastructure projects. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-03-17 | G4S | To discuss cyber resilience and transparency in relation to service and infrastructure projects. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-03-17 | Mitie | To discuss cyber resilience and transparency in relation to service and infrastructure projects. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-03-17 | Prospect Union | To discuss the resilience review and how it accounts for science-related risks. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-02-10 | Covid 19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK | To discuss the resilience review. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-02-06 | Local Resilience Forum Chairs | To discuss the resilience review and local resilience engagement. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-01-27 | Professor of Health Psychology, Kingston University | To discuss the resilience review. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-01-27 | CEO, St Mungo's | To discuss the resilience review. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-01-27 | Resilience First | To discuss the resilience review. | cabinet-office |
| 2025-01-27 | Trade Union Congress | To discuss the resilience review. | cabinet-office |
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HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Erith and Thamesmead
current
2019-12-12 → 2024-05-30
Erith and Thamesmead
Party history
2019-12-12 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2025-09-06
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Opposition posts
2023-09-05 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Women's Health and Mental Health)
2020-10-16 → 2023-09-05
Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
Committee memberships
2020-03-02 → 2021-02-22
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2021-12-08 → 2022-01-11
Finance (No.2) Bill
2022-11-16 → 2022-11-22
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
2023-05-10 → 2023-05-18
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
0207 219 4892
·
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
abena.oppongasare.mp@parliament.uk
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
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Voting record (2026)
94 / 109
15 missed (14%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£4,850
14% of £35,246 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£12,923
14% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£375
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-13.8 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
67 Aye(61.5%)
27 No(24.8%)
15 didn't vote(13.8%)
2026-04-22
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-14
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
Showing
3
of 3 tabled
3 answered(100.0%)
1
departments
2026-03-19
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing and Economic Growth: Thamesmead
Answered
2026-03-19
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Docklands Light Railway: Thamesmead
Answered
2026-03-19
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
New Towns: Thamesmead
Answered
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it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the
sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full
question and the department's answer.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menstrual and Gynaecological Health Bill | Lead | 2nd reading | 2026-03-18 |
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menstrual and Gynaecological Health Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2026-03-18 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.