Abena Oppong-Asare.

Oppong-Asare broke from Labour five times on 20 June 2025 to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voting against Third Reading, against two pro-access amendments backed by the bill's own sponsor, and for two restrictions that would have tightened safeguards around disability, mental health, and financial hardship as motivating factors. Her voting record puts her 47 percentage points below the Labour average on assisted dying access, and 21 points above it on assisted dying restrictions — the most striking deviation from her party in the available data. She has also written publicly on maternal health injustice, championing Valerie's Law to address disproportionate outcomes for Black women, and ran a Christmas card competition for six consecutive years as a constituency engagement exercise.

A 97.4% party-line voter across 466 of 575 recorded votes, she is broadly a reliable government supporter — 100% aligned on progressive taxation and the government agenda, and consistently backing workers' rights and fiscal responsibility. Her speeches cluster around health, the economy, local government, and community issues. She scores near the bottom on pro-business (17%), pro-civil-liberties (18%), and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny stances (15%), and she does not sit on any select committee.

Her background helps explain the health focus: she has spoken frequently on social care, housing, and community matters relevant to Erith and Thamesmead, a constituency with significant deprivation. Recent news coverage is sparse — the 90-day sentiment dataset has insufficient data to characterise current local press. Parliamentary data covers votes and speeches through mid-2026; committee activity may update separately.