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Erith & Thamesmead

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 55% of the vote in 2024. Covers Greenwich and Bexley. Population 131,392, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 60% above the national average.

Oppong-Asare made her most distinctive parliamentary move on 20 June 2025, voting against the government majority on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading -- joining a minority of Labour MPs in opposing the assisted dying legislation as it passed to the Lords. Her rebel votes that day were notably consistent: she opposed amendments that would have prevented people using voluntary stopping of eating and drinking to qualify as terminally ill, while supporting procedural amendments to strengthen doctor-continuity safeguards. This places her in a camp that was sceptical of the Bill's overall direction while favouring tighter safeguards within it. Beyond assisted dying, her most prominent recent public advocacy has been around Valerie's Law -- a campaign to improve outcomes for Black women in maternity and health settings, the subject of a piece she authored in March 2026.

At 81% voting participation and 97% party alignment, she is a reliable government supporter on most legislation, consistently backing progressive taxation and workers' rights measures while showing little alignment with pro-business or tough-on-crime positions. She has voted firmly against Lords amendments across multiple bills, scoring 0% on pro-lords-scrutiny -- among the most government-loyal positions in the Commons on that measure. Her 95 parliamentary contributions span health, the economy, local government, and the environment, suggesting a broad rather than narrowly specialist focus.

397
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Abena Oppong-Asare

Abena Oppong-Asare

Labour Party

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare is the Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 55% of the vote in 2024. Covers Greenwich and Bexley. Population 131,392, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 60% above the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Oppong-Asare’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.413 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Oppong-Asare has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
81
Economy
73
Employment
47
Education
39
Crime & Policing
35
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.8 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Abbey WoodAnn-Marie Cousins1,964Labour P
Abbey WoodDenise Hyland1,929Labour P
Abbey WoodPeter Baker1,980Labour P
BelvedereDaniel Francis1,956Labour P
BelvedereEsther Amaning1,998Labour P
BelvedereSally Hinkley2,033Labour P
Eltham Park ProgressLinda Bird1,959Labour P
Eltham Park ProgressSimon Peirce1,662Labour P
ErithChris Ball1,512Labour P
ErithNicola Taylor1,469Labour P
Plumstead GlyndonAdel Khaireh2,415Labour P
Plumstead GlyndonJit Ranabhat2,319Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
131,392
Electorate 78,740 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
25.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
50
34 primary · 5 secondary
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