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Helen Hayes vs James Asser

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and James Asser voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 0 different votes 373 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
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
42 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
86.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
526 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
52.7 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
215
47.3 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£173,878
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,878
23 % below average
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Transport
77 of 87 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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Voting source Commons Votes API