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
£70,235
/ £93,904 annual
273 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Committee chair additional salary
£853
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee · 17 days
£853
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£71,088
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
36
36 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
0 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-09-30
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 36
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | RETURN PENDING | RETURN PENDING | cabinet-office |
| 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 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
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
2026-09-14 → present
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Chair
+£18,305/yr
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
2026-09-14 → present
Liaison Committee (Commons)
2026-09-14 → present
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
2026-09-14 → present
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
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
£9,665
14% of £70,235 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
£747
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
8
of 8 tabled
8 answered(100.0%)
3
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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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.