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Dame Meg Hillier vs James Asser

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
526 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
120
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Contributions
47
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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