The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

James Asser vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of James Asser
James Asser
Lab West Ham and Beckton
vs
Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

James Asser and Afzal Khan voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
36 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

85.6%
13% above average
Rank 81 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
505
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
256
50.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
249
49.3% of votes cast
No votes
738
44.3% of votes cast
14
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
37
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
67
-76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Contributions
41
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£173,878
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£173,878
23% below average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 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 Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API